I'm going down to the river,
just to bide my time away,
don't you look or me tommorrow,
cause i won't be back this way,
oh girl i hate to leave you,
but i just can't seem to say,
when i see the sunrise in your eyes,
darling i'll be on the way.
The miles go by so slowly,
it seems that time stands still,
i long for the day that i can settle down,
but i guess i never will,
oh the cities they pass by me,
like the ships that sail the sea,
lord i here that highway calling,
darling i hope you'll wait for me.
Oh it's cold here in the city,
i live my life from day to day,
guess i'll always be a rambler,
but it's so hard to find my way,
lord i need someone to help me,
i just can't go on this way,
i need your smiling face beside me,
so darling i'm coming home today.