[Verse 1] Down by the bent wood fence Your name is in the mud Boot prints full of rain The cold brown water below It kept what you left there Like a hand around my throat [Pre-Chorus] I leaned in close It knew my face It held that moment Then moved on [Chorus] That river remembers That river remembers It holds what we gave it And carries it home That river remembers That river remembers It won’t say your name But I know, I know [Verse 2] Willow roots in the bank Still tug at what’s gone A tin pail on the rocks Rusting in the sun I came with empty hands Left with this in me [Pre-Chorus] And every bend Said stay awhile Every ripple Said you were here [Chorus] That river remembers That river remembers It holds what we gave it And carries it home That river remembers That river remembers It won’t say your name But I know, I know [Bridge] Take the bridge at dusk Watch the current turn All that we left unsaid All that we never learned Still running, still running Through the dark water Still calling, still calling Back to where we were [Chorus] That river remembers That river remembers It holds what we gave it And carries it home That river remembers That river remembers It won’t say your name But I know, I know [Outro] I know, I know That river remembers
