Oh the river knows your name 
And your tears falling like the rain 
All around you suffering and pain 
Oh the river knows your name 

And the river hears you cry 
As the lightning cracks the open sky 
As your momma sings a lullaby 
Oh the river she knows why 

Let the river wash you down 
Beneath the surface with [bad word] sound 
Like a freight train passing through a town 
Let the river wash you down 

Let the river take away 
All the words you and I could never say 
In the silence darling let us pray 
Let the river take it all away 

Oh the river she knows your name 
From the brazos to the wabash to the seine 
No two journeys are ever quite the same 
But the river knows your name 
Oh the river knows your name

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