Intro: I've been waiting on the day When all my problems drift away And all that I could hope to find A little peace of my own mind SAME CHORDS Here, At the mercy of the tide By these muddy banks I've cried And wash my sins in her cool water (Where a man can find his place) At the mercy of the tide In the distance, for an instant I could see her standing By the river, where I feel her It's the place where I'd find shelter And I need her, I believe her Mekong River Delta I'm still waiting on the day But my life gets in the way I wish I had some time for you (I don't know if you want me to) The things we say but never do In the distance, for an instant I could see her standing By the river, where I feel her It's the place where I'd find shelter And I need her, I believe her Mekong River Delta Mekong River Delta I could see her I could see her I could see her laughin' By the river, where I feel her It's the place where I'd find shelter And I need her, I believe her Mekong River Delta Mekong River Delta Mekong River Delta Mekong River Delta Mekong River Delta