River Man lyrics
River Man
Your ferry creeps across my still water sky.
I gave you my quarter to cross the border
And listen to my lies.
I once met a man
Who hitchhiked the praire
To the roll of the delta blues
Down the road of payin’ dues.
His kingdom lay buried.
I belong across the water
Seeking pathways to the sea,
Calling after kings and queens
The way it used to be,
Alive along the river bank
Livin’ on the run,
O wandering river, the ocean’s on the run.
I noticed an axe.
Slung over his back
And the tips of his weathered hand,
The curse that he bore
Was God’s voice he swore
Drawing his weapon for man.
And then when he spoke,
River man of the ferry,
That knight uncovered his scar,
Curling over his chest
Sagging hand ‘cross his breast…
He became a weeping guitar.
River man…River man…River man…
Chorus…
River man…
I have never seen a man wrap his tears around a song.
I have never seen such sorrow walk the tightrope of the strong.
Amidst hopes of royalty ‘cross stepping stones of dust
He left his melody for knighthood’s lonely cost.
River man…River man…River man…
Chorus…
O wandering river…O wandering river
O wandering river