River’s Got A Reckoning

Verse 1

Smoke’s risin’ off the water like a warning sign,

Sky’s turnin’ copper where the day unwinds.

Got a rust‑red Chevy on a dead‑end track,

And the river keeps callin’ like it wants me back.

Pre‑Chorus

There’s a rumble in the distance,

Like the earth tryin’ to speak—

And the wind starts hummin’

With a truth I can’t keep.

Chorus

’Cause the river’s got a reckoning rollin’ through the pines,

A low‑down thunder in the Carolina night.

You can run from the shadows, but they still find you—

When the river’s got a reckoning, it’s comin’ for you.

Verse 2

Saw a lantern swingin’ where the marsh gets deep,

Heard a name I buried tryin’ to crawl from sleep.

There’s a cross‑cut current pullin’ hard and mean,

Like it knows every secret that I’ve ever seen.

Pre‑Chorus

There’s a whisper in the cattails,

Like a ghost keepin’ score—

And the mud starts shiftin’

Like it’s heard this before.

Chorus

’Cause the river’s got a reckoning rollin’ through the pines,

A low‑down thunder in the Carolina night.

You can run from the shadows, but they still find you—

When the river’s got a reckoning, it’s comin’ for you.

Bridge

I tried to leave the past in the rearview glass,

But the swamp don’t forget and it don’t move fast.

Every lie I told, every truth I hid—

The river keeps count like a hangman did.

Final Chorus

Yeah, the river’s got a reckoning rollin’ through the pines,

A storm‑born judgment in the Carolina night.

You can pray for mercy, but it won’t break through—

When the river’s got a reckoning, it’s comin’ for you.