A River for Him

(Emmylou Harris)



I crossed on the river

There'll be no returning

I crossed all the bridges

I watched them all burning.



And now I'm a stranger

To a strange land I'm driven

Where all is forgotten

And nothing's forgiven.



But I cried a river, a river for him

That's deeper and wider than I'll ever swim

The heart it will harden, the sorrow will dim

But I cried a river, a river for him.



I think of him now on the road I am taking

And wonder how long his heart will be breaking

But he'll never hear when the teardrops are falling

Or the sound of my voice and the name I'm calling.



But I cried a river, a river for him

That's deeper and wider than I'll ever swim

The heart it will harden, the sorrow will dim

But I cried a river, a river for him.



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So weep for the sons and the dear darling daughters

For the passing of time and the parting of waters

For all who have passed through this world long before me

To a far distant shore where no one waits for me.



But I cried a river, a river for him

That's deeper and wider than I'll ever swim

The heart it will harden, the sorrow will dim

But I cried a river, a river for him...