It's down by the river The water's running low As I wander underneath the trees And in the park outside of town The leaves turned brown and yellow now   Are falling on the ground Remembering the way you felt Beside me here when love was new That feeling's just grown stronger Since I fell in love with you Now we've only got these times we're living in We've only got these times we're living in                         There's Winter wood piled on the porch Walnuts scattered on the ground And wood smoke rising to the sky An old man comes home from work And he hugs his wife in a sweat-stained shirt Walks through that door to where it's warm inside And I'm walking as the wind Rustles in the fallen leaves My footsteps picking out a tune My heart sings silently How we've only got these times we're living in We've only got these times we're living in                                  See the roses dried and faded The tall trees carved and painted With long forgotten lovers' names The old cars standing empty And dogs barking at me As I walk through the quiet streets the same If I could I'd tell you now There are no roads that do not bend And the days like flowers bloom and fade And they do not come again We've only got these times we're living in We've only got these times we're living in