Standard (EADGBE)

It's three miles to the river that would carry me away,

and two miles to the dusty street that I saw you on today,

It's four miles to my lonely room where I'm gonna 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 you've been gone, feel like I'm drowning

in a river

 Drowning in a river of tears

Drowning in a river

Feel like I'm drowning, drowning in a river of tears

In three more days, I leave this town, in 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 I'll find my way back here

And you'll save me from drowning,

 Drowning in a river of tears

Drowning in a river

Feel like I'm drowning, drowning in a river of tears