From the recording Swamp Serenade '63 and Me
Lyrics
Down by the Red River, the night stood still
Moonlight resting on the windowsill
I felt your eyes from across the room
Like summer thunder about to bloom
Hayride lights in a smoky glow
Didn’t know where my heart would go
But when you stepped into that tune
I knew I’d be leaving soon
Ohhh darlin’ don’t you look away
You felt it too in the shadows sway
If love’s a river, let it set me free
This swamp serenade… ’63 and me
My red dress turnin’ in the hall
Every heartbeat shook the wall
I wasn’t yours and you weren’t mine
But that night felt like a sign
Well now
You thought I didn’t see the way you watched me
But I did
And I let you
Some nights don’t fade
They follow you home
Ohhh darlin’ don’t you fade away
Some nights never lose their sway
If love’s a river, let it set me free
This old swamp serenade… ’63 and me
’63… and me
’63… and me