River of Tears
Madeleine Peyroux"River of Tears" is a song by Madeleine Peyroux, released in 2009 in the Pop genre. The song is 4:12 long and contains 44 lines and 206 words.
0:08Stop all this talk
0:13Turn off the telephone
0:19Open up another bottle
0:23Send those people home
0:27Let it get real quiet
0:30Turn that lamp way down low
0:34I'm gonna float down
0:38This river of tears
0:49I remember how we spoke
0:53On the days he was dry
0:57Even now that he's gone
1:01He can make a woman cry
1:06But he saw through me deaf
1:10Dumb and blind
1:12He knew his way down
1:17This river of tears
1:27Dashed hopes and best intentions
1:32People say
1:36He could sit and drink the way
1:41A monk could pray
1:44So grab that silver flask
1:48Pour yourself another glass and
1:52Watch me rage down
1:55This river of tears
2:02Turn out the stars now
2:06Darken every one
2:11Watch the clouds cover
2:14That big yellow moon
2:19Close the blinds mute the sun
2:28There's nowhere left to run
3:10Turn out the stars now
3:14Darken every one
3:19Watch the clouds cover
3:22That big yellow moon
3:27Close the blinds mute the sun
3:36There's nowhere left to run
3:44Picked up that old decanter
3:48That he used to drink from
3:53Turned on his stereo
3:57Just to hear it hum
4:01Daddy I'm gonna wrap myself
4:04In blankets and listen to you sing
4:08And I'm gonna float down
4:12This river of tears
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 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 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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