East Fork

[Verse 1]
What's this I hear
About the East Fork this year?
Yeah, she's running wild and clear
And her heart will have no fear

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, how I long to see

[Verse 2]
The workers and builders
Are gathered on the banks
As they cast to catch their keep
'Cause there's no work on the street
And they smoke their sweet tobacco leaves

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, how I long to see

[Chorus]
Damned if you do
And damned if you don't
I got a girl that's waiting for me
When I get back home
And I'll drive all through the night
Just to see her one more time
Gonna watch the sun come up
Gonna watch the sun come down

'Cause on and on
On and on
On that East Fork's road
Is gonna lead me home

[Verse 3]
What's this I smell?
It's the smell of Douglas fir
Burning in a home fireplace
It's filling up the air
And it sinks to the valley floor

[Verse 4]
What's that I see?
It's the sight of autumn leaves
Falling off the brittle trees
'Cause the rain, it weighs them down
And they float to the barren sea

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, how I long to see

[Chorus]
Damned if you do
And damned if you don't
I got a girl that's waiting for me
When I get back home
And I'll drive all through the night
Just to see her one more time
Gonna watch the sun come up
I'm gonna watch the sun come down

[Bridge]
'Cause on and on
On and on
On that East Fork's road
Is gonna lead
Is gonna lead
Gonna lead
Gonna lead me home

[Chorus]
Damned if you do
And damned if you don't
I got a girl that's waiting for me
When I get back home
And I'll drive all through the night
Just to see her one more time
Gonna watch the sun come up
I'm gonna watch the sun go down

'Cause on and on
On and on
On that East Fork's road
Is gonna lead me home