Like a River Lyrics

LIKE A RIVER G G IT'S HIGH ON A MOUNTAIN THE WARM WINDS ARE BLOWING G Am C G AND WHERE THE WINDS ARE BLOWING TO, THERE AIN'T NO WAY OF KNOWING. G Em C G THE MOUNTAIN GRASS IS SHORT, IT'S DRY AND CLOSE TO BURNING. G Am C G CRYING OUT FOR WATER AS THE SEASON'S TURNING. G Em C G THE SWEET SMELL OF THE PINES, THE TALL WESTERN CEDAR G Am C G G DRIFTING ON THE WIND THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS LIKE A RIVER. G G I'VE BEEN TOO LONG AWAY FROM THIS WILD OPEN SKY G Am C G ON THE CONCRETE TRAILS THAT WIND THROUGH THE CANYONS DARK AND WIDE G Em C G WITH THE SOUNDS OF PEOPLE TALKING IN WORDS OF BLUE AND GREY G Am C G SMELLS OF DOORS AND WINDOWS CLOSED AGAINST THE DAY G Em C G THE SWEET SMELL OF THE PINES, THE TALL WESTERN CEDAR G Am C G G DRIFTING ON THE WIND THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS LIKE A RIVER. G G NOW THE DUST LIES THICK AND HEAVY WHERE MY FEET ARE FALLING G Am C G THERE'S NOTHING BUT THE SOUND OF THE JAYBIRDS CALLING G Em C G MY MIND GROWS DRY AND THIRSTY AS THE MEMORIES LINGER G Am C G DRIFTING ON THE WIND THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS LIKE A RIVER G Em C G THE SWEET SMELL OF THE PINES, THE TALL WESTERN CEDAR G Am C G G DRIFTING ON THE WIND THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS LIKE A RIVER.