Sometimes life gets between all the plans that you're makin' And then in a moment, suddenly everything's changin' And you never could be ready for it It's livin' and you can't ignore it You were a phone call away at the end of a long day I still have your voice on my phone sayin', "See you on Monday" I never could be ready for it And suddenly the rain is pourin' Lookin' up to the sky And I don't know why But I'm gonna send love down the river Tie it to a ribbon so it can fly And put it on a sailboat When the wind will blow, I'll love to say goodbye Well, life's about livin' and losin' and hopin' and prayin' Well, it's about searchin' for somethin' and puttin' your faith in And I always will be better for it I don't know who I was before it I look up to the sky Well, even when I don't know why And I'm gonna send love down the river Tie it to a ribbon so it can fly And put it on a sailboat When the wind will blow, I'll love to say goodbye We all roll on, roll away Like waves, we almost break Like tides, we'll drift again Don't hold on for heaven's sake As much as I am wanting you to stay No, I'm gonna send love down the river Tie it to a ribbon so it can fly And put it on a sailboat When the wind will blow, I'll love to say And I'm gonna send love down the river Tie it to a ribbon so it can fly And put it on a sailboat When the wind will blow, I'll love to say goodbye When the wind will blow, I'll love to say goodbye