I go down to the river When the night is young And stay there until she grows old Well I tell her my stories my sorrows my worries I give her my secrets to hold Both feet in the water I sing to the moon Knowing he won't understand Cause I'm singing in whispers In pretty tongue twisters I don't try to make sense for the man (Oooh) What would I do If the river ran dry (Oooh) What would I do If the sun stained the sky The dragonflies dance On my tattles and tales Pulling the truth from my mouth I sit at confession, my riverbed sessions The night as my priestess, devout Trading my thoughts with the moon and the river Pay me in coins of relief While they cradle my vices, I sing for low prices Dredge me out of the deep Ooo What would I do If the river ran dry Ooo What would I do If the sun stained the sky Ahhh Ooo What would I do Ooo What would I do?