The Cadillac Three

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Down To The River

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Down To The River

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I'm sick of trying

An I'm six feet short of dying

Yes, the world don't care if I'm crying

So tell me where does a broken man go?

I don't understand

I guess I'm kinda like my old man

I'm gonna live and die with just my word and my bare hands

So tell me where does a broken man go?

I'm going down to the river, down to the river

That old muddy water's gonna clear my mind

Down to the river, down to the river

And hope my troubles get to float on by

Oh please just float on by

When I was young

This world was just skippin' stones

You could keep what you caught and take it home

So tell me where did that world go?

At 21

That preacher took me back and dumped my head

I gotta get that feeling back again

Cause this city's trying to take my soul

I'm going down to the river, down to the river

That old muddy water's gonna clear my mind

Down to the river, down to the river

And watch my troubles get to float on by

I'm going down to the river, down to the river

That old muddy water's gonna clear my mind

Down to the river, down to the river

And watch my troubles get to float on by

Oh please just float on by

Oh, that muddy water

That old delta queen

I'm a comin'

It's gonna set me free

Muddy water

That old delta queen

I'm a comin'

It's gonna set me free

I'm going down to the river, down to the river

That old muddy water's gonna clear my mind

Down to the river, down to the river

And hope my troubles will float on

I'm going down to the river, down to the river

That old muddy water's gonna clear my mind

Down to the river, down to the river

And watch my troubles float on by

Oh please just float on by

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