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Down to the River

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Down to the River Lyrics

Dusty is the road
Way down
Way down on the other side
Heaven ain't too far
When you're a dead man walking
Dead man walking down that road
Stars are falling from the sky
My feet are on fire
It's a crossroad baby to where you should go

You gotta get down
Get down to the river
You gotta get down
Get down to the river
River

Bye goodbye
Baby bye bye
I've been running too long
I've been running too strong
Gotta get out
Green don't grow
In the snow
That's where I gotta be
You said to me
I gotta get out
Forever long
Nobody knows
Nobody knows
Gotta get out
Get out

I gotta get down
Get down to the river
I gotta get down
Get down to the river
River

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ripplerz On Oct 09, 2020

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by Toronodo

4y ago

He is a dead man walking. He is very close to death. He needs to get down to the river and be baptised before he dies.

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