I used to think of loneliness
As a smile that went away
Or a game some tried to play
But with you gone and me alone
There's really a not more to say
Solo sambas and midnight air
'Triste' and Jobim everywhere
The smile is gone but so are you
And tonight the river is blue
Blue note bossanova's catching me
Pacific sunsets that I can't see
The game is gone but so are you
And tonight the river is blue
~~~♫♫♫ ~~~
Letters I write to you
They cannot show you truth
Just how I manage without sweet you
The world won't stop while you're away
But tonight the river is blue
The world won't stop while you're away
But tonight, tonight the river is blue
The river is blue
