Cold late spring Bark River High water in the tall grass And I'm listening To the cars roll by Out on the overpass Red-Winged Blackbird singing I've got three cans of Pabst And I'm going to watch The night go down And try to make it last I built a little fire From the driftwood Old letters and notebooks and such Now all that's left is my memories Glowing in the whine and the hush And I lay down on my side I watched that cold moon rise And I slept for a while and my dreams Were strangers Strangers ♪ Cold late spring Bark River I remember that night so well Some things you only know by leaving There's some things You never can tell