Only a River

Well, I was born up in the mountains Raised up in a desert town And I never saw the Ocean 'Til I was close to your age now Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you Hey-hey, hey, your rolling river Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you Hey-hey, hey, only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right I'm going back to San Angelo The ground is hard and the count is dry But I'm gonna get my fill somehow Rivers of corn, and wheat and rye Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you Hey-hey, hey, your rolling river Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you Hey-hey, hey, only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you Hey-hey, hey, your rolling river Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you Hey-hey, hey, only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right Now, red, red, river valley Will she remember all the things we said? And what's the chance that she'll remember All those nights in the riverbed? Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you Hey-hey, hey, your rolling river Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you Hey-hey, hey, only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right