Standing Knee Deep In A River - Dying of Thirst by Kathy Mattea

Lyrics:

Friends I could count on, I could count on one hand

With a left over finger or two

I took 'em for granted, let 'em all skip away

Now where they are I wish I knew

They roll by just like water

And I guess we never learn

Go through life parched and empty

Standing knee deep in a river dying of thirst

Sometimes I remember sweethearts I have known

Some I have forgotten I suppose

One or two still linger,  oh,  and I wonder now 

Why I ever let them go

They roll by just like water

And I guess we never learn

Go through life parched and empty

Standing knee deep in a river dying of thirst

So the sidewalk is crowded, the city goes by

And I rush through another day

And a world full of strangers turn their eyes to me

But I just look the other way

They roll by just like water

And I guess we never learn

Go through life parched and empty

Standing knee deep in a river dying of thirst

They roll by just like water

And I guess we never learn

Go through life parched and empty

Standing knee deep in a river dying of thirst