It's down by the river
The w ater's running low
As I w ander underneath the t rees
And i n the park outside of town
The l eaves turned brown and yellow now
Are f alling on the g round
Rem embering the way you felt
Bes ide me here when love was n ew
That f eeling's just grown stronger
Since I f ell in love with y ou
Now we've o nly got these t imes we're living in
We've o nly got these t imes we're living i n
There's Winter wood piled on the porch
W alnuts scattered on the ground
And w ood smoke rising to the s ky
An ol d man comes home from work
And he h ugs his wife in a sweat-stained shirt
W alks through that door to w here it's warm ins ide
A nd I'm walking as the wind
R ustles in the fallen lea ves
My f ootsteps picking out a tune
My h eart sings silentl y
How we've o nly got these t imes we're living i n
We've o nly got these t imes we're living i n
See the roses dried and faded
The t all trees carved and painted
With l ong forgotten lovers' n ames
The o ld cars standing empty
And d ogs barking at me
As I w alk through the q uiet streets the s ame
I f I could I'd tell you now
There a re no roads that do not bend
And the d ays like flowers bloom and fade
And they d o not come ag ain
We've o nly got these t imes we're living i n
We've o nly got these t imes we're living i n