Gold Heart Locket

All night long I've been riding riding

I should have been there by now

But these old county roads

Got a lot of deep holes

And the rain keeps pouring down

The bridge is washed out and the rising rising

Waters of the river rush by

And I'm up to my fenders in mud

And to my witness above

I'm really stuck this time

I've got a gold heart locket on a silver chain

Clinched tight in my fist in the pouring rain

And the only road back home again is all but washed away

I'm going to cross that river tonight

No matter what it takes

Although I might die trying

My true love will remain

In a gold heart locket on a silver chain

Open it up and she's lovely lovely

Eyes of hazel green

But I close it up fast

Because the rain gets past

And lays a tear down on her cheek

I promised her once that I would never ever

Break her heart again

So lord take me there in a silent prayer

And her locket in my hand

The last thing I remember

I was fearing for my life

She was calling out my name

From over on the other side

I reached out to hold her

But the break was just too strong

Now the silence just gets colder

As the river rages on