Paper Boat
One day as I threw stones into my river
one day as I threw stones into my river
the first time I laid eyes on you
you asked if you could throw some too
one day as I threw stones into my river
We spent our childhood playing by the river
we spent our childhood playing by the river
we'd swim, skip rocks, play hide and seek
you'd scold me, "Close your eyes, don't peek!"
we spent our childhood playing by the river
In school you liked to borrow my old pencil
in school you liked to borrow my old pencil
the other girls all wrote in pen
they teased you, back when we were ten
but still you liked to borrow my old pencil
We grew up, you and I, down by our river
we grew up, you and I, down by our river
the trees all sighed as though they knew
that chilly day I first kissed you
we grew up, you and I, down by our river
One day the doctor came to your front door
one day the doctor came to your front door
your folks sat down to speak with him
your mama cried, your pa looked grim
the day the doctor came to your front door
I sailed a paper boat down your big river
I sailed a paper boat down your big river
"I miss you, friend" is all I wrote,
in pencil, on that paper boat
I sailed a paper boat down your big river
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