When I was a boy I would walk through the forest
With buckets of silver and gold
I poured them out one by one, watching them shimmer
Seeing them take on a life of their own
Ooh, ooh, ooh, where has the love gone
That swam through the river
Ooh, ooh, ooh, where has the life gone
A young boy once delivered
When I was a young man I'd walk through the stream
Hoping to fulfill a fisherman's dream
Catch one today but leave for tomorrow
Yet as I looked out my heart filled with sorrow
Ooh, ooh, ooh, where has the love gone
That swam through the river
Ooh, ooh, ooh, where has the life gone
A young boy once delivered
He wipes away tears as he walks to the oceanside
Fishing nets covered the sea on an incoming tide
He looked down in the white wash but all he could see
Was silver and crimson that crashed on his feet
The pain in his heart was caused by greed
Ooh, ooh, ooh, where has the love gone
That swam through the river
Ooh, ooh, ooh, where has the life gone
A young boy once delivered
Ooh, ooh, oh, ooh, where has the love gone
That swam through the river
Ooh, ooh, ooh, where has the life gone
A young boy once delivered