She wakes up with a smile seen before ready for work, grabs her keys and floats right out the door Oh, the smell of her perfume says, be waitin' there While drivin' down Avenue, she combs her hair
Well, he's been waitin' for someone like her, all his got so much to tell her when the time is right Oh, he drifts into another world when she down the hall The way he at her and says, hello, oh, says it all
You can hear it in his voice, you can see it in her Oh, love is a and the river's on the rise
Love is a river runnin' wild and free Flowin' the heart like the Mississippi flows through me It's like standin' on a levee, lookin' down into the Delta's Oh, love is a river and the river's on the
So they both that this is just another day But they know one wrong move, could give it all With an stream of emotion, buildin' up inside He feels born again, and she's never felt so
You can hear it in his voice, you can see it in her Oh, love is a and the river's on the rise
Love is a river runnin' and runnin' free Flowin' through the heart like the Mississippi through me It's like standin' on a levee, lookin' into the Delta's eyes Oh, love is a and the river's on the rise
You can hear it in his voice, you can see it in her Oh, love is a river and the on the rise Yeah, love is a river and the river's on the rise, the on the rise
Look out, the river's on the rise, it comes, the river's on the rise Look out, the on the rise, there they go, the river's on the rise, yeah