Well she moves with the trees and their always moving Wind blows steady across the northern states She's was born to a rambler, he was always leaving She learned from her daddy, but I'll hold her place I'll be getting by on wasting my time Down in the valley with you on my mind With you on my mind oh you on my mind Down in the valley with you on my mind She was raised by the banks of the Illinois River Well the current pulls the hardest when your tired and worn When the water hits the shore you can almost hear her Singing songs about the river and the place she's born I'll be getting by on wasting my time Down in the valley with you on my mind With you on my mind oh you on my mind Down in the valley with you on my mind Well it's been years since I've seen her but I ain't forgetting Well she's long gone honey oh she's wild and free When the streets stop a'talking I'll head down to that valley Where the wind and the river put her right next to me I'll be getting by on wasting my time Down in the valley with you on my mind With you on my mind oh you on my mind Down in the valley with you on my mind