Down By the Riverbend
Down By the Riverbend ~ Song and lyrics
[Verse 1]
I met you by the river reeds,
With rain on your sleeves and hands.
You laughed as the willows leaned,
Like they knew your secret plans.
Your bootmarks filled with muddy light,
Your eyes held a faded gold.
I carried a bunch of wild mint home,
And your name stayed in my fold.
[Pre-Chorus]
O the water ran slow that day,
Past stone and sedge and sand.
I felt my heart turn in your wake,
Like a bird in a weathered hand.
[Chorus]
Down by the riverbend,
You said my name again.
Down by the riverbend,
I was yours to the end.
(Down by the riverbend)
(You said my name again)
[Verse 2]
The summer tore its edges thin,
And the grass went copper-brown.
You spoke of roads beyond the hills,
And the train that leaves the town.
I stitched your words into my coat,
To keep through frost and rain.
Now every bend along that bank
Returns you back again.
[Pre-Chorus]
O the water ran deep that night,
And the moon sat pale and plain.
I gave you all my half-spoken hope,
You gave me a little pain.
[Chorus]
Down by the riverbend,
You said my name again.
Down by the riverbend,
I was yours to the end.
(Down by the riverbend)
(You said my name again)
[Bridge]
Now the reeds lie silver in the dusk,
And the stones remember well.
I hear your step in the lark’s small call,
In the tide of the standing dell.
If love was only for a season,
It still left a lasting ring.
Like a cup of water in my hands,
Like a thorn with a song to sing.
[Final Chorus]
Down by the riverbend,
You said my name again.
Down by the riverbend,
I was yours to the end.
(Down by the riverbend)
(You said my name again)
(Down by the riverbend)
(You said my name again)
