4 a.m. comes awful earlyAnd I was dead on my feetBut if you're gonna catch the biggest fishYou gotta lose a little sleepI packed my gear and a couple beersAnd I headed for my favorite spotBut I cursed my luckWhen I saw his truckRight where I pulled offWas hopin' to have the river to myself that day‘Cause the river don't talkThe river don't careWhere you've beenWhat you've doneOr why it is you're standin' thereIt just rolls on byWhisperin' to your soulIt's gonna be alrightThe river just knowsThe way the sun bounced off the waterI could hardly make him outBut I could see he had a fish onA big ol' rainbow troutThe fight went on foreverAnd as they headed down my wayI saw his military haircutAnd the new scars on his faceRight then I knewWhat brought him to this placeYou know the river don't talkThe river don't careWhere you've beenWhat you've doneOr why it is you're standin' thereIt just rolls on byWhisperin' to your soulIt's gonna be alrightThe river just knowsHe held the fish down in the waterAnd he coaxed it back to lifeHe said ‘I'll help you get your wind back‘Cause you helped me get mine'And all I could think to say was ‘Welcome home'But I think that river said it best on its own‘Cause the river don't talkYou know the river don't careWhere you've beenWhat you've doneOr why it is you're standin' thereIt just rolls on byWhisperin' to your soulIt's gonna be alrightThe river just knowsJust knows…
