Where the Lonesome River Flows

Annie was a waitress in a lone hamburger stand.
She couldn't afford to go to school,
She was forced to change her plans.
Her daddy died in vietnam, and she misses him sometimes.
Left four kids in a coupe de ville
In a place you wouldn't call a house.
Her mother worked two full-time jobs, got more tired day by day.
So Annie had to step it up and since then nothing has been the same.
And every night she went to bed, she said a little prayer.
That someone would take her out of there away from misery and fear.
She prayed
Take me away, take me far away.
Take me down where the lonesome river flows. And how am i turning?
It doesn't matter anyhow.
Now time would tell, time will tell.
A fancy car drove up by her as she was walking home one night.
She never thought to hesitate when he offered her a ride.
He was looking good and he made her
Laugh, so he came to spend the night.
There was solid and a pregnancy,
The man was long gone and out of sight.
She cried
Take it away, take it far away.
'Cause i can't stand to raise a baby on my own. And how am i turning?
It doesn't matter anyhow.
All time will tell, mmm time will tell.
She had never felt this lucky, it almost felt like a shame.
She could forget about the old times
And the jobs that weren't worth the pay.
They found her on the riverbank, where the lonesome river flows.
A release from all her worries, she had a smile upon her face.
She cried
Take me away, take me far away.
Take me down where the lonesome river flows. And how am i turning?
It doesn't matter anyhow.
All time will tell, now time will tell.
All time will tell, now time will tell.