The light was fading fast The night was coming in And the moon came up Sailing on the river of dreams Then you held my hand And took me in mid stream To the borders Of another world it seemed Down by the river On a winter’s afternoon In the twilight hour My love and I did roam Sweet words were spoken Beneath the stars above As we sailed away Down the river of love Just let the river flow Wherever it needs to be For tonight the world Is a warm sweet mystery The world is strange indeed And mysteries abound Like the sky full of stars High above this muddy ground Down by the river On a winter’s afternoon In the twilight hour My love and I did roam Sweet words were spoken Beneath the stars above As we sailed away Down the river of love