River of Tears (Live)

river of tears
eric clapton
pilgrim (1998)
river of tears
its three miles to the river
that would carry me away,
and two miles to the dusty street
that i saw you on today.
its four miles to my lonely room
where i will hide my face,
and about half a mile to the downtown bar
that i ran from in disgrace.
lord, how long have i got to keep on running,
seven hours, seven days or seven years?
all i know is, since youve been gone
i feel like im drowning in a river,
drowning in a river of tears.
drowning in a river.
feel like im drowning,
drowning in a river.
in three more days, ill 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 times run out and i got to go,
got to run away again.
still i catch myself thinking,
one day ill find my way back here.
youll save me from drowning,
drowning in a river,
drowning in a river of tears.
drowning in a river.
feels like im drowning,
drowning in the river.
lord, how long must this go on?
drowning in a river,
drowning in a river of tears.