River of Tears
Eric Clapton
Pilgrim (1998)
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 awa
