[06:36.00]Down by the river
[06:36.00]That's where I broke down and cried
[06:36.00]Down by the river
[06:36.00]That's where I lay down and died
[06:36.00]
[06:36.00]Going down to the river
[06:36.00]For as long as I can stand
[06:36.00]Mama told me"Son,"
[06:36.00]as she took a hold of my hand
[06:36.00]
[06:36.00]"Water runs so deep,
[06:36.00]Deep as all my pain,"
[06:36.00]Down by the river, honey
[06:36.00]Lord, can I be saved?
[06:36.00]
[06:36.00]I said down by the river
[06:36.00]That's where I broke down and cried
[06:36.00]I said down by the river
[06:36.00]That's where I broke down and cried
[06:36.00]
[06:36.00]I said down by the river
[06:36.00]Heartaches soaked in wine
[06:36.00]I'm just lookin' for redemption
[06:36.00]For that wanderin' soul of mine
[06:36.00]
[06:36.00]Pull me to my knees
[06:36.00]As I drown in the pouring rain
[06:36.00]Down by the river, honey
[06:36.00]I still see your face
[06:36.00]
[06:36.00]Sometimes around midnight
[06:36.00]They'd come knocking at my door
[06:36.00]I said sometimes around midnight,
[06:36.00]Hell hounds found what they're looking for
[06:36.00]
[06:36.00]Well those flashing lights told me
[06:36.00]Didn't have to say a word
[06:36.00]Someone took my baby
[06:36.00]Someone took away my world
[06:36.00]
[06:36.00]All they found was a letter
[06:36.00]I should never have let her go
[06:36.00]The river's the only witness
[06:36.00]The only one who knows
[06:36.00]
[06:36.00]And the wind whispers her name
[06:36.00]And all the lonesome years
[06:36.00]Water turns to whiskey
[06:36.00]I drown in my own tears
[06:36.00]
[06:36.00]Down by the river
[06:36.00]I see my life in flames
[06:36.00]Down by the river honey
[06:36.00]I call out your name
[06:36.00]
[06:36.00]I call out your name
[06:36.00]
[06:36.00]I call out your name