River of Tears
It's three miles to the river
That would carry me away,
And two miles to the dusty street
That I saw you on today.
Four miles to my lonely room
Where I will hide my face,
And about half a mile to the downtown bar
That I ran from in disgrace.
Lord, how long have I got to keep on running,
Seven hours, seven days, or seven years?
All I know is, since you've been gone
I feel like I'm drowning in a river,
Drowning in a river of tears.
Drowning in a river.
Feel like I'm drowning,
Drowning in a river.
In three more days, I'll leave this town,
And disappear without a trace.
A year from now, maybe settle down
No one knows my face.
Lord, I wish that I could hold you
One more time to ease the pain,
My time ran out, I got to go,
Looks like I've got to run away again.
Still I catch myself thinking,
One day I'll find my way back here.
You'll save me from drowning,
Drowning in a river,
Drowning in a river of tears...
Drowning in a river.
Feels like I'm drowning,
Drowning in the river.
(Drowning in a river) [repeated]
Drowning in a river,
Drowning in a river of tears.
