she can"t see him stumbling through the door 
she don"t hear him laying down the law 
she can"t feel him strike her to the floor 
she can"t reach him there"s no use anymore 

tells herself he"s still the man she loves 
then she cries "til the river runs dry 
we"ll be sorry when the morning comes 
but she cries "til the river runs dry 
"til the river runs dry 

she remembers the way it used to be 
they were young then and life was so carefree 
every mountain was small enough to climb 
she hangs to every memory sublime 

as he slips into a restless sleep 
she cries "til the river runs dry 
and she blames the whole world for his scars so deep 
then she cries "til the river runs dry 
"til the river runs dry 

there were so many times before 
when she walked right out the door 
she"s tried so hard to leave him 
but when she sees him breaking down 
he knows she"ll come around 
she can"t see past his tears 
or all those years 

tells herself he"s still the man she loves 
then she cries "til the river runs dry 
he"ll be sorry when the morning comes 
but she cries "til the river runs dry 
"till the river runs dry 
"til the river runs dry