Lyrics of 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'm gonna hide my face
And about half a mile to the downtown bar
That i ran from in disgrace

Lord, how long have i gotta keep on running
Seven hours, seven days or seven years?
All i know is, since you've been gone
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)
Drowning in a river of tears

Drowning in a river
Feel like i'm drowning
Drowning in the river

Lord, how long must this go on?

Drowning
(in a river, drowning)
Drowning in a river of tears