Peter Maffay

River

RIVER

River gleam in the sun
Winding down to the sea
Tell me what have I done
Send my lover back to me

I’ve sat so many days upon your banks so wide
Staring into the stream
And in your waters I see her sitting by my side
But it’s only a dream
And in the rivers of my mind
I wonder what made her so unkind


River gleam in the sun
Winding down to the sea
Tell me what have I done
Send my lover back to me


All through the winter when the nights are cold and long
I’ll be thinking of you
And in the springtime when all the snows are gone
He’ll come off me, too
And one fine morning so tenderly
You write that you’re coming home to me


River gleam in the sun
Winding down to the sea
Tell me what have I done
Send my lover back to me

When you’re by my side
I’ll tell you everything you should know
And I’ll never let you go


River gleam in the sun
Winding down to the sea
Tell me what have I done
Send my lover back to me