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Down to the River
Brown Bird
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Lord I canโt feed the baby, mamaโs sick and in bed
Iโve got a world full of worry running wild in my head
I spent all my money just to make ends meet
Iโm begging Lord wonโt you send me relief
There ainโt nobody in this world whoโd bet a dime on anybody like me
So I went down to the river of insufferable sins
Lord I tried but the water wouldnโt let me come in
Too many lives have been broken
Thereโs too much blood on my hands
There ainโt no water in this world could turn me back into an innocent man
So I made up my mind to find that palace of fire
Surely the Lordโs fallen angel understands my desire
Heโs been defiled and defeated still he never gives in
I know heโll help me on my feet once again
Canโt no soul in this whole world but Satan understand the state that Iโm in
But I went down to the fires of insufferable sin
Lord I tried but the devil wouldnโt let me come in
Unholy trust has been broken
He donโt know on which side I stand
There ainโt no room among the damned for such a broken and a penitent man
And then my good woman rises from her sickness in bed
Puts her hands on my thighs and plants a kiss on my head
Says if the water wonโt have ya, if the devilโs too blind
I know that truly you were meant to be mine
And then she takes me by the hand and shows me how to leave my worries behind
I went down to the river of insufferable sins
Lord I tried but the water wouldnโt let me come in
Too many lives have been broken
Thereโs too much blood on my hands
Only one soul in this whole world would have me just the goddamned way that I am
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