text: I come from down in the valley where, Mister, when youre young
  They bring you up to do like your daddy done
  Me and Mary met in high school when she was just seventeen
  Wed ride out of that valley down to where the fields were green
  Wed go down to the river
  And into the river, wed dive
  Oh, down to the river wed ride
  Then I got Mary pregnant and, man, that was all she wrote
  For my nineteenth birthday, I got a union card and a wеdding coat
  We went down to the courthousе and the judge put it all to rest
  No wedding day smile, no walk down the aisle
  No flowers, no wedding dress
  That night, we went down to the river
  And into the river, wed dive
  Oh, down to the river we did ride
  I got a job working construction for the Johnstown Company
  But lately there aint been much work on account of the economy
  Now all them things that seemed so important
  Well, Mister, they vanished right into the air
  Now I act like I dont remember and Mary acts like she dont care
  But I remember us riding in my brothers car
  Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir
  At night on them banks, Id lie awake
  And pull her close just to feel each breath she takes
  Now those memories come back to haunt me
  They haunt me like a curse
  Is a dream a lie if it dont come true?
  Or is it something worse?
  Sends me down to the river
  I know the river is dry
  Sends me down to the river tonight
  Down to the river
  My baby and I
  Oh, down to the river
  We dive