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 will 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   I 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'll 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 time's 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.   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 the river.   Lord, how long must this go on?      Drowning in a river,   Drowning in a river of tears.