[Intro] (A single, hopeful trumpet note hangs in the air, then the band kicks in with a slow, soulful swing) [Verse 1] Down by the muddy river... shadows chase my weary feet... The air is thick with sorrow, a heartache bittersweet. I've walked a thousand miles of wrong, on this lonely, beaten street. [Pre-Chorus] But then the sun begins to climb... a promise in the haze... [Chorus] And your smile cuts the fog like a GOLDEN TRUMPET sweet!!!! Your love's a rhythm, baby, that my tired heart can meet!!!! Oh, river, whisper hope to me... let your gentle waters greet. [Trumpet Solo] [Outro] Yeah... whisper hope to me... (The trumpet plays a final, soft, hopeful melody as the band fades) [Fade Out]
