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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 
 
In three more days, I 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 I'll find my way back here 
And you'll save me from drowning, 
Drowning in a river, drowning in a river of tears 
Drowning in a river, Feels like I'm drowning, 
Drowning in a river 
Lord how long must this go on? 
 
Drowning in a river, drowning in a river of tears. 
 
/   = Slide up 
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 h   = hammer on 
 p   = pull off  
 ~   = Vibrato