They were born upon that shore
In the farmhouse up by the road
Played in the tall grass under the chestnut tree
Near tobacco fields no longer seen
Where the river flows
That is where they go
Where the river flows
That is where we'll go
One morning they packed up and moved to town
They grew up, grew apart, he drifted around
Ocean waves came crashing at her door
He always wanted more than
Where the river flows
That is where she goes
That is all he knows
Where the river flows
Kings and queens, they find their way home
Long way to travel, even longer to roam
The spirits in that old graveyard never
Let him go very far from
Where the river flows
Time will come and time it goes
Where the river flows
That is where we'll go
Where the river flows