Verso 1: There’s a girl who lives outside the town In a house set in the sun She's the one they have their eyes set on She's the girl from River Run All the young men in their senior year Can't imagine compromise By the fall, they're walking down the aisle With this darling as a prize Every man from every neighbor town Intends to make his feelings known But not a word from me was ever heard About the girl from River Run Ponte: Verso 2: Many came to graduation day She went off to LSU Everybody stood and waved goodbye But I had been accepted too Every man from every neighbor town Intends to make his feelings known But not a word from me was ever heard About the girl from River Run Bridge Verso 3: Teddy had a fine Mercedes-Benz His dad, a man from New York State He courted her with everything he's got She never did reciprocate David was the finest athlete He had (???) in Kappa Phi They went dancing at the junior prom He took her home, she said goodbye Key Change Verso 4:verse 4 Then, she set aside her youthful ways Though she's only 21 At a lecture, I ran into her And we laughed and had some fun We walked outside and meant to get some air She said to me, "Where are you from?" "A country place you probably don't know of A little town called River Run" Then, a smile broke across her face She missed the people from her home Two years later, I was married to That darling girl from River Run