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 runnin'? Seven hours, seven days or seven years All I know is since you've been gone 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 day's I'll leave this town And disappear without 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've got to go Got to run away again Still I catch myself thinking One day I'll find my way back here And you'll save me from drowning Drowning in a river Drowning in a river of tears Drowning in a river Feel like I'm drowning Drowning in a river Drowning in a river Drowning in a river of tears