The song came and went

Like the times that we spent

Hiding out from the rain under the carnival tent

I laughed and she'd smile

It would last for awhile

You don't know what you've got 'til you lose it all again

Listen to the mandolin rain

Listen to the music on the lake

Listen to my heart break every time she runs away

Listen to the banjo wind

A sad song drifting low

Listen to the tears as they roll

Down my face as she turns to go

A cool evening dance

Listenin' to the bluegrass band takes the chill from the air

Until they play the last song

Bluegrass band

I'll do my time keeping you off my mind

But there's moments that I find I'm not feeling so strong

Listen to the mandolin rain

Listen to the music on the lake

Listen to my heart break every time she runs away

Listen to the banjo wind

A sad song drifting low

Listen to the tears as they roll

Down my face as she turns to go

Boat's steaming in

Watch the sidewheel spin

And I think about her when I hear that whistle blow

I can't change my mind

I knew all the time that she'd go

But that's a choice I made long ago

Listen to the mandolin rain

Listen to the music on the lake

Listen to my heart break every time she runs away

Listen to the banjo wind

The sad song drifting low

Listen to the tears as they roll

Down my face as she turns to go

Listen to the tears as they roll

Down my face as she turns to go

Listen to the tears as they roll

Down my face as she turns to go