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. it's 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

where no one knows my face. i wish that i could hold you

one more time to ease the pain

but my time's run out and i got to go

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. lord

how long must this go on?

drowning in a river

drowning in a river of tears.