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(Emmylou Harris) |
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I crossed on the river |
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There'll be no returning |
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I crossed all the bridges |
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I watched them all burning |
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And now I'm a stranger |
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To a strange land |
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I'm driven |
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Where all is forgotten |
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And nothing's forgiven |
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But I cried a river |
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A river for him |
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That's deeper and wider |
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Than I'll ever swim |
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The heart it will harden |
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The sorrow will dim |
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But I cried a river |
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A river for him |
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I think of him now |
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On the road |
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I am taking |
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And wonder how long |
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His heart will be breaking |
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But he'll never hear when |
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The teardrops are falling |
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Or the sound of my voice |
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And the name |
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I'm calling |
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But I cried a river |
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A river for him |
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That's deeper and wider |
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Than I'll ever swim |
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The heart it will harden |
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The sorrow will dim |
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But I cried a river |
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A river for him |
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So sweep for the sons |
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And the dear darling daughters |
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For the passing of time |
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And the parting of waters |
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For all who have passed through |
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This world long before me |
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To a far distant shore line |
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Where no one waits for me |
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But I cried a river |
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A river for him |
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That's deeper and wider |
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Than I'll ever swim |
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The heart it will harden |
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The sorrow will dim |
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But I cried a river |
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A river for him |
