Goodnight to the river   Goodnight to the harbor lights   Goodnight to the city   Goodnight will never be the same   Because of you      I can sit here drinking Licorice tea   And stare at the golden moon   Just picturing the way things used to be   The hot summer in the middle of June      You were there in your peach silk dress   Laughing at me, 'cause I was a mess   A tall glass of lemonade   Come on, let's go lay down in the shade      It really wasn't that long ago   It really wasn't that long ago      And I can sit here in my rocking chair   Down by the riverside   And I can think about your golden hair   But I'll think about my foolish pride      You were there beside me   Lay down your head, sweet Rosa Marie   Just you and me and the distant hound   Just one kiss and the sun went down      It really wasn't that long ago   It really wasn't that long ago      Let the river pull me under   Down to the cold, cold blue   Let the lightning and the thunder   Have just one crack and I''m through   Let the stars choose my number   But I ain't going down not because of you      I can sit here all alone   And howl as the moon goes down   A burning fever down in my bones   I'm almost certain that I'll come around      The roller coaster and the ferris wheel   Cotton candy, yeah, whatever you feel   Just hold my hand and hold it tight   A candy apple in the middle of the night      It really wasn't that long ago   It really wasn't that long ago      Let the city drag me down   Like she just might do   'Til I'm scraping the ground   With holes in my shoes   With my head spinning round   But I ain't going down, not because of you      Yeah, because of you   Yeah, because of you   Yeah, because of you