River Of Love And Loss lyrics

I should have listened to my mom She always knew best But I'm a little goddamn old for that now At least I guess So I walked down to the river Where I find my one true love She must have floated on down from the mountaintop From above But the water rose so quickly The heartless fury of the flood And it swept my woman off her feet Into the mud So I return to the river Fill my pockets up with stones I'm gonna rest under there, underwater With her bones Oh, but I don't sink for nothing My body only floats I take the current on out to the ocean And carry on I should have listened to my mom You know she always knew best But I'm a little goddamn old for that now At least I guess