Daylight sneakin' through the window
Out to where the trucks are rollin' slow
Watchin' the river flow
Who just couldn't help but cry
Makes you stop and lo wonder why
Why only yesterday I saw somebody on the street
If I had wings and I could fly
And as long as it does I'll just sit here
Watch the river flow, watchin' the river flow
Sit down on this bank of sand
And watch the river flow
No matter what gets in the way and which way the wind does blow
People disagreeing on all just about everything, yeah
Well, but this ol' river keeps on rollin', though
That was really shook
And watch the river flow
Walkin' to and fro beneath the moon
I know where I would go
And the one I love so close at hand
Makes you wanna stop and read a book
Why only yesterday I saw somebody on the street
Wish I was back in the city
But right now I'll just sit here so contentedly
Oh, this ol' river keeps on rollin', though
And watch the river flow
And I'm still in this all night cafe
And as long as it does I'll just sit here
And watch the river flow
People disagreeing everywhere you look
But I'll just sit down on this bank of sand
Instead of this old bank of sand
With the sun beating down over the chimney tops
No matter what gets in the way and which way the wind does blow
