I left you standing down by the riverside in June I left you standing all alone And when I came back to you I didn't realize it was you Oh my dear, how you have grown I walked a straight line Far away from the riverside I walked until I felt alone Down past the beggars Out past the store with drenching lights But not too far to turn around Walk on home, coming home Let me guide you like a flashlight In the darkness of a storm And I treated you like I needed you To watch over We swam the river Down the stream from town to town We swam until we nearly drowned We got out freezing Miles and miles away from home We got out cold but not alone Between the rocks and the stars We got undressed and we laid our heads On a piece of bark and ties Till the sun came up Let me guide you like a flashlight In the darkness of a storm And I treated you like I needed you To watch over I need a friend, you need me too We row the same boat And if that boat should sink We got each other to hold on to So hold on Let me guide you like a flashlight In the darkness of a storm And I treated you like I needed you To watch over To watch over