There's a natural wonder between us   But it doesn't seem natural to me   That you can walk away from the love we made   Here in Tennessee      And leave everything that we worked for   To start a brand new life   I saw you drive across the Memphis bridge   But I don't believe my eyes      Oh, I can see Arkansas across the Mississippi   I can see a big river barge headin' down to new Orleans   I can see the cotton fields on the other side   And the sun going down again      Oh, I can see Arkansas   But I still don't see   Why the love we had should end      If it proved how much I love you   I'd swim this ol' river tonight   I'd bet my soul against the undertow   For the chance to hold you tight      But there's more than a river between us   And I can't swim that far   And as hard as I try I just can't drown   The memories of where you are      Oh, I can see Arkansas across the Mississippi   I can see a big river barge headin' down to new Orleans   I can see the cotton fields on the other side   And the sun going down again      Oh, I can see Arkansas   But I still don't see   Why the love we had should end