(Verse 1) There’s a willow tree weeping on the western bank In a city that’s built on a memory and a tank I’m watching the water, muddy and deep While the rest of the West is starting to sleep It’s been a long year and a longer night Just waiting for the morning to make it right But the river don't care about the plans I’ve made It just rolls through the light and it rolls through the shade. (Chorus) Oh, let the Trinity winds blow the worry away Across the high-line bridges at the end of the day It’s a slow-burn soul in a fast-moving town Where the heart stays up when the walls come down Yeah, the water keeps moving, steady and true Carrying the pieces of me and you. (Verse 2) I can hear the train whistle from the Northside yard Making a living shouldn't be this hard But there’s a quiet kind of peace in the river’s hum A rhythm for the people that the world’s from It ain't about the gold or the Dallas shine It’s about the soul in the water and the peace of mind Just a simple melody on a cedar guitar Underneath the light of a Tarrant County star. (Chorus) Oh, let the Trinity winds blow the worry away Across the high-line bridges at the end of the day It’s a slow-burn soul in a fast-moving town Where the heart stays up when the walls come down Yeah, the water keeps moving, steady and true Carrying the pieces of me and you. (Bridge) It’s the breath of the city, the sigh of the plains The washing of the dust in the April rains.
