bill payne & shaun murphy
texas to tennessee blue
highway to highway
just to get back to you
with the barren winds blowinÔÇÖ
a jealous moon ÔÇÿcross the plains
iÔÇÖll only be runninÔÇÖ and callinÔÇÖ your name
i should have never left you
after what i held close
with the hours slippinÔÇÖ by
from the one i love most
chasing days that take flight
and the mist from my eyes
i die a little each day with you so far away
oh my darlinÔÇÖ iÔÇÖve cried these many miles
a kiss in the shadows, a whispered memory
iÔÇÖll be waiting, all of my life, only my only (only my lonely)
rio esperanza, itÔÇÖs the river of hope
thereÔÇÖs a place in my heart where youÔÇÖll always be
where the shallows run long, and the driftinÔÇÖ is free
oh my darlinÔÇÖ iÔÇÖve cried these many miles
a kiss in the shadows, a whispered memory
iÔÇÖll be waiting, all of my life, only my only (only my lonely)
rio esperanza, itÔÇÖs the river of hope
across windswept hills your voice calms to caress me
like a lover stealing glances
i canÔÇÖt wait to hold you
see the light flicker softly
in a blue silverscape
itÔÇÖs such sweet surrender (and) iÔÇÖve come home again
oh my darling
a kiss in the shadows
a whispered memory
i'll be waiting
all of my life
only my only
rio esperanza
it's the river of hope
