River Of Tears

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