Madeleine Peyroux - River Of Tears lyrics

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Stop all this talk, turn off the telephone<br>

Open up another bottle, send those people home<br>

Let it get real quiet, turn that lamp way down low<br>

I'm gonna float down this river of tears<br>

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I remember how we spoke on the days he was dry<br>

Even now that he's gone he can make a woman cry<br>

But he saw through me deaf dumb and blind<br>

He knew his way down this river of tears<br>

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"Dashed hopes and best intentions" people say<br>

He could sit and drink the way a monk could pray<br>

So grab that silver flask, pour yourself another glass and<br>

Watch me rage down this river of tears<br>

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Turn out the stars now, darken every one<br>

Watch the clouds cover that big yellow moon<br>

Close the blinds, mute the sun<br>

There's nowhere left to run<br>

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Picked up that old decanter that he used to drink from<br>

Turned on his stereo just to hear it hum<br>

Daddy I'm gonna wrap myself in blankets and listen to you sing<br>

And I'm gonna float down this river of tears<br>

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