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Riverman Lyrics by Deep Chatham

Flood

2011

[Chorus]
Two roads, three ways to go
Riverman won't say which road he knows
Ah, he knows
But nine lives, a thousand ways to die
The riverman won't make it through the night
Not tonight

[Verse 1]
The Devil comes a-callin'
Thinks the riverman's forgotten
What he sold down in the darkness years ago
Creeps in through the curtain
Not to wake the sleepin' hermit
Oh, the hoof-prints burn the floorboards from the window to the backdoor
The riverman, he's ridin' on the breeze

[Chorus]
Two days, three nights away
Riverman don't trust so he don't stay
He don't stay
The moon, he cries, not a cloud in the sky
The raven brings direction, but he lies
Ah, he lies

[Verse 2]
"Sleep is for the dead"
The Devil smiles as he says
Slips in the shadows as he plays his chasin' game
The Devil never loses
Never thinks and never chooses
Never loves, he never was much for the ones worth thinkin' of
Oh, the riverman, he's ridin' on the breeze

[Chorus]
Two roads, three ways to go
The riverman won't say which road he knows
Ah, he knows
But nine lives, a thousand ways to die
The riverman won't make it through the night
Not tonight

About “Riverman” by Deep Chatham

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"Riverman" appears on "Flood" in 2011.

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