The river's rushing on,
The sun is beating down,
The trees are swaying,
The wind is blowing.
I sit here,
In the willow's shade.
I sit here,
Wishing I was brave.
Hidden by darkness,
Hidden by the willow's shade.
Hiding from a future,
Hiding from a future so far,
A future so far away.

I lay down,
In the willow's shade.
I lay down,
Wishing I could run.
That I could run to the river deep.
That I could hide,
In the river's sound.
Run from a future,
A future so far away.

I lay sleeping,
In the willow's shade.
I lay weeping,
In the willow's shade.
I lay dreaming,
In the willow's shade.
I wish I could,
Stand with you.
I wish I could,
Be with you.
In a future,
A future so far.
A future,
Where I can sleep.

But I sat down,
In the willow's shade.
But I laid down,
In the willow's shade.
But I laid sleeping,
In the willow's shade.
Now I'm sleeping,
With the fish.
Because the river,
Rushed me away.
The river rushes on.
The sun beats down.
The trees sway.
The wind blows.
And I sleep,
With the fishes here.
Next to you,
Where I loved you most.
In willow's shade.