In a brief an' open moment in an' ol' roadside cafe, Just outside a-Memphis in the dyin' light of day. My eyes must have betrayed me, 'cause it was you, I could have sworn. And time came to a standstill, As a brand new ghost was born: Yeah, a brand new ghost was born. How can you tell the river from the rain, When so much of you an' me and us remains. No matter what direction I go runnin' to, It always comes back to you. In the latest book I'm readin' in the crisp October air. In a face I see in traffic; in some yet unwhispered prayer. You are everything and everyone, and everywhere I go. Hangin' like a morning mist, That's burnin' off too slow: You are burnin' off too slow. How can you tell the river from the rain, When so much of you an' me and us remains. No matter what direction I go runnin' to, It always comes back to you. Just like I always did. Remindin' me, I'm such a fool to ever let you go. How can you tell the river from the rain, When so much of you an' me and us remains. No matter what direction I go runnin' to, It always comes back to you.