[INTRO – HARMONICA] [SOFT, LONELY HARMONICA] [BUBBA – SPOKEN] Pittsburgh looks different when the snow comes down. The rivers keep moving… even when everything else gets quiet. [VERSE 1 – BUBBA] Snow on the Monongahela, White upon the shore, Streetlights shining softly through the evening door. The bridges stand like shadows against the winter sky, And the river keeps on moving while the cold wind passes by. [VERSE 2 – DARLENE] There’s a light inside the window, There’s a fire burning low, Someone’s waiting at the table while the winter winds blow. A little warmth in a hard world, A little love in the cold, Sometimes that’s all a person needs when the night gets old. [CHORUS – BOTH] Snow on the Monongahela, River running slow, Pittsburgh underneath the winter sky, Shining in the snow. Though the night is cold, There’s a warmth I know, Snow on the Monongahela, And the river keeps on flowing. [HARMONICA FILL] [VERSE 3 – BUBBA] I’ve walked these streets in winter, I’ve watched the old town sleep, I’ve heard the river underneath the bridges dark and deep. The city may be quiet, But the heart is beating still, From the valley to the neighborhoods, From the river to the hill. [VERSE 4 – DARLENE] Some people left for warmer places, Some came back again, But Pittsburgh has a way of pulling people in. Maybe it’s the rivers, Maybe it’s the hills, Maybe it’s the memory that never quite stands still. [CHORUS – BOTH] Snow on the Monongahela, River running slow, Pittsburgh underneath the winter sky, Shining in the snow. Though the night is cold, There’s a warmth I know, Snow on the Monongahela, And the river keeps on flowing. [HARMONICA SOLO] [DEEP, EMOTIONAL BLUES HARMONICA] [BRIDGE – BUBBA] I’ve lost some people along the way, I’ve watched some seasons turn to gray. But every winter teaches me Nothing stays the way it used to be. [DARLENE] The river doesn’t fight the changing tide. [BUBBA] It just keeps moving. [DARLENE] So do we. [VERSE 5 – BUBBA] Maybe someday I’ll come back here when my hair is white, Stand beside the river on another winter night. I’ll watch the snow keep falling, I’ll hear the city breathe, And thank God for every road that ever brought me here. [FINAL CHORUS – BOTH] Snow on the Monongahela, River running slow, Pittsburgh underneath the winter sky, Shining in the snow. Though the night is cold, There’s a warmth I know, Snow on the Monongahela, And the river keeps on flowing. Snow on the river, Snow upon the hill, Pittsburgh holds a memory that time can’t ever kill. Through every season, Through every year, The river keeps reminding me why I love this place so dear. [YODEL – SOFT] Yodel-ay-ee… Yodel-ay-oh… [DARLENE] Keep flowing. [YODEL – BUBBA] Yodel-ay-ee… Yodel-ay-ay… [OUTRO – SPOKEN] [BUBBA] You know what the river teaches you? [DARLENE] What’s that? [BUBBA] Keep moving. [DARLENE] Even in the winter? [BUBBA] Especially in the winter. [HARMONICA – SOFT FINAL MELODY] [SFX: Gentle river water, falling snow, distant train] [BUBBA – QUIET] Goodnight, Pittsburgh. [FADE OUT]
