The song came and went like the times that you and I were youngThe times that we spent hiding out from the rain under the carnival tentI'd laugh and he'd smile, it would last for a whileYou don't know what you got till you lose it all againListen to the battling rain, listen to the music on the lakeListen to my heart break every time he runs awayListen to the banjo wind, the sad song drifting lowListen to my tears roll down my face as he turns to goA cold evening dance, listening to a bluegrass bandTakes the chill from the air till they play the last songOh, I'll do my time keeping you off my mindBut there's moments that I find I'm not feeling so strongListen to the battling rain, listen to the music on the lakeListen to my heart break every time he runs awayListen to the banjo wind, the sad song drifting lowListen to my tears roll down my face as he turns to goRunning down by the lakeshore, he didn't know the sound of a summer stormHe played on the lake like a mandolin, now it's washing him awayOnce again, againThe boat's steaming in, I watch the side wheels spinAnd I think about him when I hear that whistle blowOh, I can't change my mind, I knew all the time that he'd goBut that's a choice I made long agoListen to the battling rain, listen to the music on the lakeListen to my heart break every time that he runs awayListen to the banjo wind, the sad song drifting lowListen to my tears roll down my face as he turns to goOh, listen to the battling rainListen to the tears rollListen to my tears roll down my face as he turns to goListen to the tears rollOh, listen to the banjo windOh, listen to the banjo windListen to my tears rollOh, listen to the banjo wind