Just south of Atoka, that red river runs
That yellow moon hanging in the sky
Them stars started falling when I looked into her eyes
That night, we said forever and forever 'til we die
Days they faded into years, and we lost track of time
I was hers and no doubt she was mine
I was working for her daddy on that Okie-Texas line
Working for a dollar, sweating for a dime
Ain't love so sweet?
When it's right, oh, when it's clean
But that devil has a way
And that muddy water washed it all away
I saw the lies and silence, I could see it in her eyes
She'd never admit it, but her heart was cutting ties
One night, I had too much to drink, and I found out what she did
I drug her down to that river and dropped her off that bridge
Ain't love so sweet?
When it's right, oh, when it's clean
But that devil has a way
And that muddy water washed her soul away
I still hear her voice at night just pounding in my head
I gave 'em one more reason to call that river red
Ain't love so sweet?
When it's right, oh, when it's clean
But that devil has a way
And that muddy water washed her soul away
And that muddy water washed her soul away
And that muddy water washed her soul away