There is a place on the wrong side of town   It's a curse whenever I go   And I have to forget that the thoughts in my head   Let me down, I want you to know      Now I don't know ya but you are my jailer   I've been sentenced by the jury below   Now it scares me to death   And I just cannot let, this cage they put over me      Don't drag the river   I hear the voices on the ground   Don't drag the river   I go to sleep without a sound      You can turn out the daylight, I'll be gone in the morning   You can try to burn down the sun   I gotta make you believe that I did not deceive   No, I did not hurt anyone      You can make me slave, you can make me a number   But I'm not the one who lied   'Cause they threw away the key and it just cannot be   In this cage that they put over me      Don't drag the river   I hear the voices on the ground   Don't drag the river   I go to sleep without a sound      I'm in a state of madness, I panic in my head   They're gonna pull me under, no matter, what I said   I taste the fear inside me, I'm gonna break my vow   And now the hound is callin', it's gonna take me down      Taste the fear inside me, I'm gonna break my vow   And now the hound is callin', take me down      I hear the voices on the ground   I go to sleep without a sound      River   I hear the voices on the ground   Don't drag the river   I go to sleep without a sound      Don't drag the river   I hear the voices   Don't drag the river   I go to sleep without a sigh      Don't drag the river   Don't drag the river   Don't drag the river   There's only my love for you      Don't drag the river   There's only my heart for you   Don't drag the river   There's only my love for you, oh