(capo 2ª casa)

(intro banjo) A

(verse 1)
A
When I was a child
I used to love to watch the rain
I'd stand under the downspout
Let the water cool my brain
I never thought to worry
If the river rose too high
That all the seeds we planted
Would get washed out with the tide
D
But now I am a man
                      A
And I need a place to hide

(chorus)
A
But there's nowhere to run
            B
And there's no place to hide
          D
Where the water runs free
        E             A
And the mud starts to slide

(break) Fiddle en A

(verse 2)
When I was a young man
I could work through wind and rain
I never thought to worry
Had no reason to complain
I thought that I was standing
On a rock so firm and strong
But it was easy then to see
Just what was right
And what was wrong
But now I am a man
I won't be hanging round too long

(break mandolin) A

(verse 3)
When I was a child
I used to love to watch the rain
I'd stand under the downspout
Let the water cool my brain
I never thought to worry
If the river rose too high
And all the dreams we planted
Would get washed out with the tide

(repeat chorus)

          D
Where the water runs free
        E             A
And the mud starts to slide

(banjo)  A