river of tears

Lyrics

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.