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Intro

Banjo in A

Verse 1

W hen I was a child

I used to love to watch the rain

I'd stand under the downspout

Let the water cool my brain

I never thought to worry

If the river rose too high

That all the seeds we planted

Would get washed out with the tide

B ut now I am a man

A nd I need a place to hide

Chorus

B ut there's nowhere to run

A nd there's no place to hide

W here the water runs free

And the mud star ts to slide

Break

Fiddle in A

Verse 2

When I was a young man

I could work through wind and rain

I never thought to worry

Had no reason to complain

I thought that I was standing

On a rock so firm and strong

But it was easy then to see

Just what was right

And what was wrong

But now I am a man

I won't be hanging round too long

Break

Mandolin in A

Verse 3

When I was a child

I used to love to watch the rain

I'd stand under the downspout

Let the water cool my brain

I never thought to worry

If the river rose too high

And all the dreams we planted

Would get washed out with the tide

Repeat Chorus

W here the water runs free

And the mud star ts to slide