The River Road

(Mark Erelli)

Every year about this time I think of leaving

But every year about this time I never go

I'm the only one I am deceiving

This town sinks it's teeth in deep and it don't let go

Folks 'round here they've given up on salvation

They'll settle for whatever's second best

High hopes turn into lowered expectations

Me, I'm no different I guess

CHORUS

Sometimes I walk the river road

And wonder just where the river flows

I don't guess I'll find the strength to go

'Cause I'm rooted down in this one-horse town

It's the closest thing to home I've ever known

Like a ghost town never quite abandoned

Haunted by a host of broken dreams

The first November snow will leave you stranded

'Till the days turn into months, then into years

Sometimes I walk the river road

And wonder what's beneath the undertow

(CHORUS)

Every year about this time I get that feeling

I don't recognize my own face in the mirror

The only thing my reflection is revealing

Is the boy who dreamed so high has disappeared

So tomorrow I'll go fishing on the river

On the ice that won't be melted until June

Couple cans of Bud and a TV dinner

Settle down for another year or two

(CHORUS)

Sometimes I walk the river road

And wonder just where the river rolls

I don't guess I'll find the strength to go

'Cause I'm rooted down in this one-horse town