River Girl

Wide open western sky
 Rust-red sunset startin' to fade on an August night
 The heat's still risin' off the asphalt when we
 Turn down a county road
 Rattle over a cattle guard past a row of old fence posts
 To a one lane bride where the path begins
 When we feel the coolness in the air
 Then we know we're almost there and
 You put your hand in mine
 Tiny fingers that fit just fine and we
 Walk down where the river gets wide
 And no one ever comes around
 Hidin' out 'neath the Concho moon
 No agenda and nothin' to prove in our
 Own little world
 Just me and my river girl
 The hours go slippin' by like
 Dark water over flat rocks in the moonlight
 You kick your flip flops off, trail your toes in the water and you
 Tell me all of your dreams
 Small town girl takin' on the world in cut-off jeans
 And when you lean back, lay your head in my lap I can
 See the starlight in your eyes
 And for me there's no dream like when
 You put your hand in mine
 Tiny fingers that fit just fine and we
 Walk down where the river gets wide
 And no one ever comes around
 Hidin' out 'neath the Concho moon
 No agenda and nothin' to prove in our
 Own little world
 Just me and my river girl
 One day I know you'll fly
 From this sleepy town
 But for this moment here and now
 You put your hand in mine
 Tiny fingers that feel so fine and we
 Walk along where the river gets wide
 Two people in love
 There's no feelin' in the world like this
 Holdin' you in a tiptoe kiss in our
 Own little world
 Just me and my river girl
 Just me and my river girl