song came and went like the times that we spend i melt from the rain under the carnival tent i d laugh and he d smile and it would last for a while you don t know what you got til you lose it all again listen to the mandolin rain listen to the music on the lake listen to my heart break every time that he goes away listen to the banjo with a sad song driftin along listen to my tears roll down my face as he turns to go cool evening dance listenin to the bluegrass band takes the chill from the end til they play the last song and i ll do my time keeping you off my mmind but there s moments that i think i m not feelin so strong listen to the mandolin rain listen to the music on the lake listen to my heart break every time that he goes away listen to the banjo with a sad song driftin along listen to my tears roll down my face as he turns to go now on the lake shore i hear the love song of a summer storm that played on the lake like a mandolin now it s washin him away once again once again listen to the mandolin rain listen to the music on the lake listen to my heart break every time that he goes away listen to the banjo with a sad song driftin along listen to my tears roll down my face as he turns to go