That Lonesome Old River

Writer(s): Carson Peters, Bobby Starnes, Phil Randazzo

That lonesome old river just flows on by

She never slows down and she never runs dry

She just keeps a churning, heading out to sea

That lonesome old river, she's a lot like me


She can run calm, slow and mild

She can run swift, fast and wild

Wide and narrow, shallow and deep

Perpetual motion she never sleeps


That lonesome old river just flows on by

She never slows down and she never runs dry

She just keeps a churning, heading out to sea

That lonesome old river, she's a lot like me


Although I love her so, I have to let her go

Like an old friend or a favorite song

She's always there and she sings along

I'd give her my heart if it was up to me

She'll always run wild and free


That lonesome old river just flows on by

She never slows down and she never runs dry

She just keeps a churning, heading out to sea

That lonesome old river, she's a lot like me

That lonesome old river, she's a lot like me