The Riverbank
(专辑: Stranger To Stranger - 2016)
Frightened by the
tone of a
'phone in the
dead of night Then staring into darkness and praying 'til the
morning light The
price already paid, a
son gone to the
grave Now the
sorrowful parade to the
riverbank Must be half the
county come down to the
riverbank High school is closed, same for the
local police Shall we tearfully embrace, shall we sing "Amazing Grace"? Will the
shallow river waters bring us peace? Army dude, only son, nowhere to run, no one to turn to, he turns to the
gun It's a
cross, it's a
stone, it's a
fragment of bone It's a
long walk home, a
long walk home Gonna be a
long walk home from the
riverbank Is there any reason why the
black pine should not weep? Is there a
woman or a
man who wouldn't understand why he could not sleep? And the
nightmares when they came, like poison to the
brain Reminded him again life is cheap Army dude, only son, nowhere to run, no one to turn to, he turns to the
gun It's a
cross, it's a
stone, it's a
fragment of bone It's a
long walk home, a
long walk home Gonna be a
long walk home from the
riverbank Army dude's mama at the
edge of the
river Limp as a
rag, American flag in her arms Then a
triangle of light kissed the
red and blue and white Along the
riverbank, past the
dealerships and farms