River of Tears

Eric Clapton

Pilgrim (1998)

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 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.