River Lyrics - David Allan Coe

River you heard my first cry as a baby 

And like my mom you sang me lullabies 

You knew my fishing pole 

When I was eight years old 

And river you never told me lies 

River I can see you from my window 

Your muddy water makes me feel alone 

River you keep flowing 

Like you know just where you're going 

But river will you ever take me home 

River I'm not proud of what I've done 

Somehow my fishing pole became a gun 

Through these prison bars I see 

That you're still running free 

But river I've got no place to run 

River I can see you from my window 

Your muddy water makes me feel alone 

River you keep flowing 

Like you know just where you're going 

But river will you ever take me home 

River I can see you