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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.