Red River Shore (Version 1)

Some of us turn off the lights and we live In the moonlight, shooting by Some of us scare ourselves to death in the dark To be where the angels fly Pretty maids, all in a row lined up Outside my cabin door The only one I've ever wanted wanting me Was the girl on the Red River shore Sat by her side, for a while I tried To make that girl my wife She gave me her best advice, she said "Go home and lead a quiet life" Well, I've been to the east and I've been to the west And I've been where the black winds roar Somehow I never got that far With the girl on the Red River shore I knew when I first laid eyes on her That I could never be free I was falling in every direction that was I could hear her voice talking to me Well, the dream dried up a long time ago Don't know where it is anymore True to life, true to me Was the girl on the Red River shore Well, I'm wearing the cloak of gambling I've tasted jilted love The frozen smile upon my face Hits me like a glove I can't escape from the memory Of the one that I'll always adore Even then, when I was there in the arms Of the girl on the Red River shore I'm a stranger here in a strange land But I know this is where I belong I'll ramble and gamble for the one I love And the hills will give me a song Nothing looks familiar to me So I know that I've stayed here before Sometime, a thousand years ago With the girl on the Red River shore Well, I went back to see about her once Went back to straighten it out Everybody that I knew saw us there Said they didn't know who I was talking about Sun went down on me a long time ago I had to fall back from the door I wish I could've spent every hour of my life With the girl on the Red River shore Well, I've heard of a guy who lived a long time ago A man full of sorrow and strife That is somebody around him was dead and died He knew how to bring 'em on back to life I don't know what kind of language he used Or if they do that kind of thing anymore Sometimes I think that nobody ever saw me here at all Except the girl on the Red River shore