- Lyrics
- Album list
Brock Zeman
-
Down By The River
Charlie Wright's life turned out all wrong It went like the words to a country song Walking down main with a wino's swagger Sucking from a brown bag down by the river There goes Charlie now wondering what went wrong His life's like a guitar that wont keep tune Covered in dust in some old attic room Every time you touch it, it seems to get worse Till you wonder if the whole damn thing ain't cursed And the player only knows those old hurting tunes
And down by the river where a bottle of wine Can't stop the tears flowing from his eyes His Mama always told him things will turn out fine But even mothers at times have been known To tell little white lies
Sherry was the apple of her Daddy's eye And a punching bag after a little sip of rye She makes a living off a sick man's fantasy Wondering up and down main-street There she goes now trying to find some company for the night Her life can't seem to get no worse She keeps a loaded pistol hidden in her purse She feels like the star of a long bad dream Where the current is pulling her down and she can't do a thing Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com And every car that pulls up beside her looks like a hearse
And down by the river where a long white line Can't stop the tears flowing from her eyes Her Mama always told her: things will turn out fine But even Mothers at times have been known To tell little white lies
One day Charlie was drinking by the riverbank When he heard something that made his heartstrings break He looked around for what he could find And he saw Sherry crying out of two black eyes He said: hush there darling things ain't as bad as you think With the sleeve of his coat he dried all her tears And said the first tender words she'd heard in years And as he looked into her two green eyes He threw away his half drunk bottle of wine And that was the start of so many happy years
Now down by the river they sit side by side With tears of laughter flowing from their eyes Their Mama's always told them things would turn out fine And don't it look like Mama was right.
-
|