There's a lost river that flows
In the valley where no one goes,
Where the wild water's rush
Rumbles deep in the hush.
Gone far from there now,
Lord I'll be back somehow
Where the lost river winds
In the shadow of the pines
Chorus:
Oh, lost river, now I'm coming back
To the pot-bellied stove, where the firewood's all stacked
I'll come back girl, go with me, oh my belle, my fleur de lis,
Where the lost river winds, in the shadow of the pines
Now every body knows
Where that lost river flows
It's someplace he's lost
Behind the bridges that he's crossed
He'd like to return,
But his bridges are all burned
And he's much too far down
To return to higher ground
Repeat chorus
Instrumental
Oh lost river, far over the ridge
Now is it too late, for me to build me a new bridge?
To the bright golden time, when her love was still mine
And the world was still wild, like the heart of a child
Repeat chorus
Instrumental
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Lyrics submitted by Dave Short.
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