River Of Tears Lyrics - Bare Bones - Madeleine Peyroux

Stop all this talk, turn off the telephone 

Open up another bottle, send those people home 

Let it get real quiet, turn that lamp way down low 

I'm gonna float down this river of tears 

I remember how we spoke on the days he was dry 

Even now that he's gone he can make a woman cry 

But he saw through me deaf dumb and blind 

He knew his way down this river of tears 

"Dashed hopes and best intentions" people say 

He could sit and drink the way a monk could pray 

So grab that silver flask, pour yourself another glass and 

Watch me rage down this river of tears 

Turn out the stars now, darken every one 

Watch the clouds cover that big yellow moon 

Close the blinds, mute the sun 

There's nowhere left to run 

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Picked up that old decanter that he used to drink from 

Turned on his stereo just to hear it hum 

Daddy I'm gonna wrap myself in blankets and listen to you sing 

And I'm gonna float down this river of tears 

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