Just south of Atoka, that red river runs

That yellow moon hanging in the sky

Them stars started falling when I looked into her eyes

And that night, we said forever and forever 'til we die

Days, they faded into years and we lost track of time

I was hers and no doubt she was mine

I was working for her daddy on that Okie-Texas line

Working for a dollar, sweating for a dime

Ain't love so sweet?

When it's right, oh, when it's clean

But that devil has a way

And that muddy water washed it all away

I saw the lies and silence, I could see it in her eyes

She'd never admit it, but her heart was cutting ties

One night, I had too much to drink and I found out what she did

I drug her down to that river and dropped her off that bridge

Ain't love so sweet?

When it's right, oh, when it's clean

But that devil has a way

And that muddy water washed her soul away

I still hear her voice at night just pounding in my head

I gave 'em one more reason to call that river red

Ain't love so sweet?

When it's right, oh, when it's clean

But that devil has a way

And that muddy water washed her soul away

And that muddy water washed her soul away

And that muddy water washed her soul away