the river that flowed - Trankilo

This town ain't ten feet wide Population 2-0-5 Just a place that the river goes by And it don't slow down It gets on out Mud mixed in with sin From us sting baptized in Don't need no more from this town It just can't win It all makes sense That's why the river runs, yeah That's why the river runs I can't blame that water for leaving If I rolled in here I wouldn't stick around either That's why the river runs, yeah This town ain't nothin' but Bunch of worn out same ole stuff A dried up whiskey cup And a broken heart hiding in the dark It creeps up from behind Like a cotten mouth showing why You can bet it's gonna bite If you get too close, you better go That's why the river runs, yeah That's why the river runs I can't blame that water for leaving If I rolled in here I wouldn't stick around either That's why the river runs, yeah He knows better than to stop by now So it never has to worry about getting back out That's why the river runs That's why the river runs I can't blame that water for leaving If I rolled in here I wouldn't stick around either That's why the river runs, yeah That's why the river runs That's why the river runs

I've seen that look before, Here comes that doubt again. You think that girl we saw, Was more than just a friend. Yes, there was a time I thought she had it all. She meant the world to me, Back when the world was small. That was a river, This is the ocean. That never carried this much emotion. Nothing compares to This deep devotion. That was a river, This is the ocean. The love we had before Can never change this one. We're not imprisoned by The past we've brought along. It's just you and me, One ship in the night. There are no boundaries, There is no end in sight. That was a river, This is the ocean. That never carried this much emotion. Nothing compares to This deep devotion. That was a river, This is the ocean. Nothing compares to This deep devotion. That was a river, This is the ocean. That was a river, This is the ocean.

He would spend it on the pony He would spend it on the girl Buy his mother gin and roses For her poor old Hannah curls And when his wife said "hey now! what did you get for me" He socked her in the chopper Such a sweet, sweet guy was he And her tears flowed like wine Yes, her tears flowed like wine She's a real sad tomato She's a busted valentine Knows her momma done told her That the man is darn unkind How he loved the old race horses He would bet them everyday One day he caught a winner And the cabbage was some hay(?) He indulged in fancy spending Ordered rings, cars, and furs But alas! The lack like a stab in the back?) She found out it wasn't hers And her tears flowed like wine Yes, her tears flowed like wine She's a real sad tomato She's a busted valentine Knows her momma done told her That the man is darn unkind He got mixed up with a Mazzie(?) He got mixed up with a Flow So, Flow shoved him in the river He might get mixed up no more His wife then draped herself in black That showed her figure fine Then she cussed him out That two faced guy No insurance could she find And her tears flowed like wine Yes, her tears flowed like wine She's a real sad tomato She's a busted valentine Knows her momma done told her That the man is darn unkind