I Can See Arkansas

There's a natural wonder between us

But it doesn't seem natural to me

That you can walk away from the love we made

Here in Tennessee

And leave everything that we worked for

To start a brand new life

I saw you drive across the Memphis bridge

But I don't believe my eyes

Oh, I can see Arkansas across the Mississippi

I can see a big river barge headin' down to new Orleans

I can see the cotton fields on the other side

And the sun going down again

Oh, I can see Arkansas

But I still don't see

Why the love we had should end

If it proved how much I love you

I'd swim this ol' river tonight

I'd bet my soul against the undertow

For the chance to hold you tight

But there's more than a river between us

And I can't swim that far

And as hard as I try I just can't drown

The memories of where you are

Oh, I can see Arkansas across the Mississippi

I can see a big river barge headin' down to new Orleans

I can see the cotton fields on the other side

And the sun going down again

Oh, I can see Arkansas

But I still don't see

Why the love we had should end