The River Affair She was a sailor, she lived on the river Up from Ontario, headed for sea Working the lakers that passed by the city Stopping occasionally He was a drifter, he was a Midwestern drifter Out from Alberta, bound for heaven knows where Singing his songs and telling his stories To anyone willing to care And the road goes on And the waves roll by He met her one night in a bar in the city Next door to the place where he'd come to sing He walked in between shows and he sat down beside her They talked about nothin' and most everythin' "Can you sing me a song about love in the mountains? I never have been there but sometime I may - Is the sky just as blue as it is on the ocean? Are the snowcaps like breakers on a cold windy day? Won't you lay down beside me and spend the night with me, And we'll share together whatever may be? The passing of time or a shadow uncertain, The height of the mountains, the depth of the sea." And the road goes on, and the waves roll by. She was a sailor, she lived on the river He was a drifter, bound for heaven knows where Passing they say like two ships in the nighttime Passing they say like two clouds in the air. And the road goes on, and the waves roll by. And the road goes on, and the waves roll by.
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