Lyrics
The river goes on flowing
The wind will stir the trees
And yes, spring will follow fall
But I don't mind at all
Go on, go on without me
You were here before I came
Go on, go on without me
I'll love you just the same
Those children in the playground
Will have their children too
Those strangers in the darkness
Will love like lovers do
I want it all to carry on
God knows I want it to
But nowhere in that future
Is the love I had for you
Go on, go on without me
You were here before I came
Go on, go on without me
I'll love you just the same
Every life that lived so brightly
Loved life in its own way
But when my eyes close for the last time
My love closes with them — it cannot stay
The river flows, the children play
The dawn wakes every day
But my own way of seeing
Just quietly fades away
Go on, go on without me
You were here before I came
Go on, go on without me
I'll love you
Just the same