When the sun sets
When the rain falls
When the clouds roll right in
When the gravel crunches beneath your shoes
And the streetlights they come on
I will be there
God willing, I'll be there
I will be there
When the gravel crunches beneath your shoes
God willing

When the trees dance
When the waters crash
When the dog dies, I'll be there
To call out
To fall down
To get the hell back up
I'll be the Riverman
I'll be the Riverman
I'll be the Riverman
When the moment is never ever right
God willing, I'll be there

When your mind fevers
When your soul is broken
When your skin is open to the air
When the snowman is strong
When the snakes are singing
When the loneliness drifts in
I'll be there
God willing, I'll be there
To walk through the flame
And pick up the heaviest weight
When your mother comes in from the rain
And the moment is never ever right
I'll be the Riverman
I'll be the Riverman
I'll be the Riverman
When it's your turn, Kiss your mother’s head
Warm yourself in the river
I was there