I remember you telling me, don't clutch a rope, don't mourn the sunsetAnd I suppose if I hear the river moaning, it's just the way I'm feelingAnd the river's not complaining, oh no, oh no, no, noAnd the very next day, we woke before the dawnWe found our way by the ramblin' riverAnd we had no dreams, we just lived as oneI was the keeper of the mountain, you the morning flowerThere was no reason to go, and I never claimed to knowAnd these, these ain't teardrops, that ain't the riverIt's just a moanin', the river's not complaining, oh no, oh no, no, noWhen I spoke big words, you just let them fly awayBlue paper birds on a summer's dayAnd I took you by the hand, you that you would understandI the keeper of the mountain, you the morning flowerThere was no reason to go, and I never claimed to knowAnd these, these ain't teardrops, that ain't the riverIt's just a moanin', the river's not complaining, oh no, oh no, no, noNo, no, no