River on the Rise

Seen my father work upon these fields
Seen my mother beneath the Memphis sun
She caught the rain in a barrel on the porch
We left her body beneath the dogwood tree
In a storm that swallowed day and night
Streets of water kept falling from the sky
It filled the delta and washed away the grain
I lost my love my sweet Lorraine

With nothing left to loose these
days (nothing left to loose these days)
I'm moving north towards the city (moving north)
Where the dust winds blow
And the danger's been cemented down

I found a job by the south end of the river
Worked all day and drunk through most the nights
I danced with saints with heroes and with beggars
Countless people but no one seems to care

With nothing left to loose these
days (nothing left to loose these days)
I've lost my love and my sweet home (lost my home and my sweet love)
I'm moving north towards the city (moving north)
Where the dust winds blow
And the danger's been cemented down