The River Road Lyrics - Mark Erelli

(Mark Erelli) 

Every year about this time I think of leaving 

But every year about this time I never go 

I'm the only one I am deceiving 

This town sinks its teeth in deep and it don't let go 

Folks 'round here they've given up on salvation 

They'll settle for whatever's second best 

High hopes turn into lowered expectations 

Me, I'm no different I guess 

CHORUS 

Sometimes I walk the river road 

And wonder just where the river flows 

I don't guess I'll find the strength to go 

'Cause I'm rooted down in this one-horse town 

It's the closest thing to home I've ever known 

Like a ghost town never quite abandoned 

Haunted by a host of broken dreams 

The first November snow will leave you stranded 

'Till the days turn into months, then into years 

Sometimes I walk the river road 

And wonder what's beneath the undertow 

(CHORUS) 

Every year about this time I get that feeling 

I don't recognize my own face in the mirror 

The only thing my reflection is revealing 

Is the boy who dreamed so high has disappeared 

So tomorrow I'll go fishing on the river 

On the ice that won't be melted until June 

Couple cans of Bud and a TV dinner 

Settle down for another year or two 

(CHORUS) 

Sometimes I walk the river road 

And wonder just where the river rolls 

I don't guess I'll find the strength to go 

'Cause I'm rooted down in this one-horse town