River Of Tears

(by eric clapton, simon clime)



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.


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