Betty sees a strange boat coming in A strange man on the shore He's got silver in his eyes And crow watches on All the wise men say No good will come No good will come And crow watches on Oh, the river runs red Strange, how it runs What has happened here And how do we move on? That child has grown There's a cross in the front yard Our ways don't make sense anymore Strange sounds, in these trees In the dark, there's a bright light Betty lifts her face to the fire Proud men used to dance here And crow watches on Oh, the river runs red Strange, how it runs What has happened here? And how do we move on? River, river, river, river runs red River, river, river, river runs red River, river, river, river runs red Runs red