Drag This River by Walkabouts
Quick, burn it down to the wick
Quick, burn it down to the wick
Burn it down to the heart
Burn it down to the heart
So the ending can start
So the ending can start
Here, behind the riverhaus door
Here, behind the riverhaus door
With an unloaded gun
With an unloaded gun
And an unsettled score
And an unsettled score
Well Ill never drag this river
Well Ill never drag this river
Ill never drag this river x2
Ill never drag this river x2
Ill never drag this river down
Ill never drag this river down
You, nothin comes to you slow
You, nothin comes to you slow
Nothin comes to you hard
Nothin comes to you hard
Though you beg like youre hard
Though you beg like youre hard
And me, dont shake the barrel ar me
And me, dont shake the barrel ar me
And dont treat idle threats
And dont treat idle threats
Like you treat all your friends
Like you treat all your friends
Well Ill never drag this river
Well Ill never drag this river
Ill never drag this river x2
Ill never drag this river x2
Ill never drag this river down
Ill never drag this river down
And if you walk out that door
And if you walk out that door
Dont come back
Dont come back
Because therell be no door
Because therell be no door
And if you walk out that door
And if you walk out that door
Silence greets you
Silence greets you
Silence, will be yours
Silence, will be yours
I hear ya callin from a long distant shore
I hear ya callin from a long distant shore
But you wont come back, [well / cause] you cant come back
But you wont come back, [well / cause] you cant come back
The waters risin and the levee is not sure
The waters risin and the levee is not sure
And you wont be found, no you cant be found
And you wont be found, no you cant be found
Drag this river down
Drag this river down