[00:00.000] 作曲 : Derek Ryan
[00:07.981]As I went out walking on a fine summer day
[00:16.367]Through hills and the valleys, I soon lost my way
[00:25.264]Till I came to an old man kneeling down by a stream
[00:33.960]Gazing into the water like he was lost in a dream
[00:42.849]In his hand was a picture he clung to for life
[00:51.541]His eyes filled with tears as he tried not to cry
[01:00.550]Then he looked to the heavens and started to pray
[01:08.917]In the quiet country silence, I could hear the man say
[01:17.951]Life is a river; I'll go with the flow
[01:26.625]And where it will take me, the Lord only knows
[01:35.676]I miss you, sweetheart, your kindness and love
[01:44.306]But I know one day we'll sail away on God's ocean above
[01:53.575]He said, Now, young man, you're a stranger to me
[02:01.721]Could I bother you kindly for your company
[02:10.638]Today I am thinking of a time long ago
[02:19.500]And I need to tell someone of a girl I loved so
[02:28.246]It's forty-two years today since Rose took my hand
[02:36.938]And proudly I lived life, her husband, her man
[02:45.701]Till only last week, son, God took her away
[02:54.448]As I kissed her softly, these words she did say
[03:03.456]Life is a river; I'll go with the flow
[03:12.048]And where it will take me, the Lord only knows
[03:21.100]I miss you, sweetheart, your kindness and love
[03:29.746]But I know one day we'll sail away on God's ocean above
[03:38.604]And with that the old man sent me on my way
[03:47.160]And sat by the water; I'll kneel for the day
[03:56.009]I look at the river starting out on its life
[04:05.788]It's where I've been close to my beautiful wife