From a bridge on the river, I can hear my heart is calling,
As the cold, lonesome wind starts to blow.
And it's all I can do just to keep myself from falling,
As I stare into the cold, icy waters down below.
[Chorus]
River won't you take me away,
Far from the pain I'm thinking of.
I know that you could never feel as cold,
As the thought that I mean nothing to the only one I love.
It was late last night when she told me she would leave me,
And by the morning she'd be gone.
I said she was my world but she would not believe me,
So I stand on this bridge tonight, heart-broken and alone.
[Chorus]
At dawn if you should go a little further down the stream,
You may find me lying there at rest.
And friend, then you'll know I couldn't bear these broken dreams,
Or to live my life alone without the one I love the best.
The latest from Jim Lauderdale is exclusive to Bandcamp, its songs drawing on bluegrass, country, and classic American music. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 28, 2020
Hard-edged alt-country that draws on the pinwheeling melodies of bluegrass and classic folk, bolstering them with pounding rhythms. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 4, 2020
Sturgill Simpson's first bluegrass album, what he calls "a mixtape for the fans," was created after his recovery from Covid-19. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 16, 2020