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Down by the river |
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That's where I broke down and cried |
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Down by the river |
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That's where I lay down and died |
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Going down to the river |
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For as long as I can stand |
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Mama told me "Son," |
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as she took a hold of my hand |
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"Water runs so deep, |
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Deep as all my pain," |
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Down by the river, honey |
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Lord, can I be saved? |
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I said down by the river |
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That's where I broke down and cried |
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I said down by the river |
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That's where I broke down and cried |
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I said down by the river |
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Heartaches soaked in wine |
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I'm just lookin' for redemption |
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For that wanderin' soul of mine |
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Pull me to my knees |
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As I drown in the pouring rain |
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Down by the river, honey |
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I still see your face |
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Sometimes around midnight |
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They'd come knocking at my door |
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I said sometimes around midnight, |
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Hell hounds found what they're looking for |
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Well those flashing lights told me |
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Didn't have to say a word |
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Someone took my baby |
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Someone took away my world |
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All they found was a letter |
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I should never have let her go |
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The river's the only witness |
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The only one who knows |
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And the wind whispers her name |
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And all the lonesome years |
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Water turns to whiskey |
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I drown in my own tears |
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Down by the river |
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I see my life in flames |
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Down by the river honey |
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I call out your name |
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I call out your name |
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I call out your name |
