| There’s a natural wonder between us |
| But it doesn’t seem natural to me |
| That you can walk away from the love we made |
| Here in Tennessee |
| And leave everything that we worked for |
| To start a brand new life |
| I saw you drive across the Memphis bridge |
| But I don’t believe my eyes |
| Oh, I can see Arkansas across the Mississippi |
| I can see a big river barge headin' down to new Orleans |
| I can see the cotton fields on the other side |
| And the sun going down again |
| Oh, I can see Arkansas |
| But I still don’t see |
| Why the love we had should end |
| If it proved how much I love you |
| I’d swim this ol' river tonight |
| I’d bet my soul against the undertow |
| For the chance to hold you tight |
| But there’s more than a river between us |
| And I can’t swim that far |
| And as hard as I try I just can’t drown |
| The memories of where you are |
| Oh, I can see Arkansas across the Mississippi |
| I can see a big river barge headin' down to new Orleans |
| I can see the cotton fields on the other side |
| And the sun going down again |
| Oh, I can see Arkansas |
| But I still don’t see |
| Why the love we had should end |