[Verse 1]
She warned him not to go
He said I've got to go
She whispered I love you so
He said I've got to go

[Chorus]
Night falls on the river valley
Night falls on the mines and fields
Night falls on the just and unjust
Night falls

[Verse 2]
In the next town there's trouble needs straightenin' out
There's dynamite under the porch
Me and my four kids are hungry
A man's yellin' through the screen door

[Chorus]
Night falls on the river valley
Night falls on the mines and fields
Night falls on the just and unjust
Night falls

[Bridge]
On they came in the morning
Shoulder to shoulder, end to end
You don’t have to speak
You just have to stand
Steve Sutton died there on the bridge
Local 393 was born
A black and white picture of the coming of the Lord
The dam is broken, the river come

[Chorus]
Night falls on the river valley
Night falls on the mines and fields
Night falls on the just and unjust
Night falls

[Outro]
She warned him not to go
He said I’ve got to go
She whispered I love you so
Night falls