(Intro)
(Verse 1)
He was a decent lad, so kind
He studied hard and loved to read
Few friends were his, a quiet soul
He loved to dream in thoughts that bleed
(Fast guitar solo 1)
(Pre-chorus)
He lay for hours in a row
In an old, narrow boat so frail
Gazed into the blue abyss
Of the swift mountain river’s trail
(Chorus)
There on the depths his love resides
Pale face with eyes of river blue
They’ll meet again so very soon
Must wait for May’s night to come true
(Bridge)
Must wait for May’s night to come true
(Verse 2)
The girl was fair, so pure and bright
She helped her mother every day
Went to the river clothes to wash
Fell from a slippery stone’s sway
(Fast guitar solo 2)
(Pre-chorus)
Lying deep on the cold, soft clay
She stares at sky’s blue endless hue
Looks at the boy’s face up above
His image clear in her view
(Chorus)
There on the depths his love resides
Pale face with eyes of river blue
They’ll meet again so very soon
Must wait for May’s night to come true
(Breakdown)
Must wait for May’s night to come true
(Soft bridge)
In May’s night all the drowned arise
They climb upon the river’s shore
He needs to find his love so dear
Among the others, seek once more
(Long guitar solo 3)
(Pre-chorus)
If you find your beloved one
She’ll stay with you forever near
But if you fail to choose her right
You’ll join us drowned beneath the fear
(Chorus)
There on the depths his love resides
Pale face with eyes of river blue
They’ll meet again so very soon
Must wait for May’s night to come true
There on the depths his love resides
Pale face with eyes of river blue
They’ll meet again so very soon
Must wait for May’s night to come true
(Outro)
Must wait for May’s night to come true