In a brief an' open moment in an' ol' roadside cafe Just outside a- Memphis in the dyin' light of day My eyes must have betrayed me, 'cause it was you, I could have sworn And time came to a standstill as a brand new ghost was born Yeah, a brand new ghost was born How can you tell the river from the rain When so much of you an' me and us remains? No matter what direction I go runnin' to It always comes back to you In the latest book I'm readin' in the crisp October air In a face I see in traffic in some yet unwhispered prayer You are everything and everyone and everywhere I goHangin' like a mornin' mist that's burnin' off too slow You are burnin' off too slow How can you tell the river from the rain When so much of you an' me and us remains? No matter what direction I go runnin' to It always comes back to you Just like I always did Remindin' me, I'm such a fool to ever let you go How can you tell the river from the rain When so much of you an' me and us remains? No matter what direction I go runnin' to It always comes back to you