i was born by a river but it was paved with cement yeah i was born by a river but it was paved with cement still i stand out in that old dry river and wish that i was soaking wet someday it s gonna rain someday it s gonna pour someday this old dry river it well won t be dry anymore i played in the orange groves til they bulldozed the trees i played in the orange groves til they bulldozed down all the trees now i stand out in those dead stumps and i smell the blossoms on the leaves someday it s gonna rain someday it s gonna pour someday those old dead trees won t be dead anymore i fell in love with a woman but she did not love me well i fell in love with you baby but you did not love me now i m as dry as that old river and i m as dead as those old trees someday it s gonna rain someday it s gonna pour someday this old heart of mine s gonna fall in love once more someday it s gonna rain someday it s gonna pour someday this old dry river it won t be dry anymore