Down to the River Blues

Start

Verse 1

Mama told me when I's young

Life ain't fair for everyone

Got no choice but work this land

With these calloused working hands

Pre-Chorus

Dark clouds gather in the sky

Lord have mercy hear my cry

Chorus

Down to the river I go

With my troubles weighing down low

Got the blues running through my soul

And these chains just won't let go[End][Start]

Verse 1

In the fields where shadows crawl

Heard that lonesome bluebird call

Heavy chains and cotton rows

Where my bitter story grows

Pre-Chorus

These crossroads hold my destiny

Gotta find a way to break free[Chorus]

Down to the river I go

With my troubles weighing down low

Got the blues running through my soul

And these chains just won't let go

Verse 2

Morning sun burns through the haze

Been walking these roads for days

Every step just brings me pain

Like this never-ending rain

Pre-Chorus

The devil's at my door tonight

Trying to make a deal that ain't right

Chorus

Down to the river I go

With my troubles weighing down low

Got the blues running through my soul

And these chains just won't let go[Verse 3]

Found myself a riverbank stone

Singing prayers in monotone

Baptized in muddy water's flow

Seeking peace that I don't know

Pre-Chorus

The devil's shadow fades away

As these waters wash my sins away

Chorus

Down to the river I go

With my troubles weighing down low

Got the blues running through my soul

And these chains just won't let go

[End][Verse 4]

Old guitar strings softly moan

Like a weary spirit's groan

Fingers bleed but still I play

Till these blues all drift away

Pre-Chorus

The morning light begins to shine

Through these troubled thoughts of mine

Chorus

Down to the river I go

With my troubles weighing down low

Got the blues running through my soul

And these chains just won't let go

End