When I meet with you again my love I trust my heart to decide But this wilderness of conifers Draws my banks towards the other side And since the time we broke apart I've grown calm and deep and I've grown wide Cause I'm the oxbow 'n you're the river It's a hundred-fifty years since we aligned Now my U-shaped bend Is cut off from your current You dug me out and I just don't know why I don't know why Don't know why Don't know why Oh I-I-I-I I-I-I-I I-I-I-I At first, it was broken back Holding birch logs that float down from your source Now my mind is full of lovers holding their hands Kissing in the sun, in paddle boats Their laughter is a wicked trick Their happiness makes me sick But when I meet with you again my love Our waters will rage and fight and curse Now my U-shaped bend Is cut off from your current You dug me out and I just don't know why I don't know why Don't know why Don't know why Oh