If today was not an endless highway If tonight was not a crooked trail If tomorrow wasn't such a long time Then lonesome would mean nothing to you at all Chorus: Yes, and only if my own true love was waitin' And if I could hear her heart a-softly poundin' Only if she was lyin' by me Then I'd lie in my bed once again I can't see my reflection in the waters I can't speak the sounds that show no pain And I can't hear the echo of my footsteps Or can't remember the sound of my own name [ Chorus ] There's a beauty in the silver singin' river There's a beauty in the sunrise in the sky But none of these if nothing else can touch the beauty That I remember in my own true love's eyes [ Chorus ]