Wild River
Words and music by Tom May


Verse 1
Standing by the side of the road
Listening to the high line wires whine
Big trucks are rolling by me slow
Been a long highway, since I left you behind

Chorus
Oh babe, it’s a wild river, oh darling, it’s a dark night

Verse 2
Its been a short 10 years ago
Since I left those prairie towns behind
Now Nebraska rain has turned to Cascade snow
As the autumn has turned to wintertime

Chorus
Oh babe, it’s a wild river, oh darling, it’s a dark night

Verse 3
Locomotive lights reflect upon the rails
Lord I wish I had a bottle of wine
To ease my bones as night time falls
Cause in the distances, I see the lights of Portland shine

Chorus
Oh babe, it’s a wild river, oh darling, it’s a dark night

©2006 Blue Vignette Publishing, ASCAP