The song came and went
Like the times that we spent
Hidin' out from the rain
under the carnival tent
I laughed and she'd smile
It would last for awhile
You don't know
what you've got
'til you lose it all again
Listen to the mandolin rain
Listen to the music on the lake
Oh listen to my heart break
every time she runs away
Oh listen to the banjo wind
A sad song driftin' low
Listen to the tears roll
down my face
as she turns to go
A cool evening dance
Listenin' to the bluegrass band
takes the chill from the air
'til they play the last song
I'll do my time
Oh keepin' you off my mind
But there's moments that I find
I'm not feelin' so strong
Listen to the mandolin rain
Listen to the music on the lake
Oh listen to my heart break
every time she runs away
Listen to the banjo wind
A sad song driftin' low
Listen to the tears roll
down my face
as she turns to go
Runnin' down by the lakeshore
She did love the sound
of a summer storm
It played on the lake
like a mandolin
Now it's washin' her away
once again
Wo again
Wo wo oh
Yeah
Oo
The boat's steamin' in
Oh I watch the sidewheel spin
And I think about her when
I hear that whistle blow
I can't change my mind
Oh I knew all the time
that she'd go
But that's a choice
I made long ago
Listen to the mandolin rain
Listen to the music on the lake
Oh listen to my heart break
every time she runs away
Oh listen to the banjo wind
A sad song driftin' low
Listen to the tears roll
down my face
as she turns to go
As she turns to go
Listen to the
Listen to the mandolin rain
To the wa ba ba
Listen to the tears roll
down my face
as she turns to go
Listen to the tears roll
down my face
as she turns to go
Oh
Listen to the mandolin rain