(Emmylou Harris)
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I crossed on the river
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There'll be no returning
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I crossed all the bridges
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I watched them all burning
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And now I'm a stranger
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To a strange land I'm driven
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Where all is forgotten
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And nothing's forgiven
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But I cried a river
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A river for him
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That's deeper and wider
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Than I'll ever swim
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The heart it will harden
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The sorrow will dim
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But I cried a river
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A river for him
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I think of him now
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On the road I am taking
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And wonder how long
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His heart will be breaking
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But he'll never hear when
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The teardrops are falling
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Or the sound of my voice
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And the name I'm calling
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But I cried a river
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A river for him
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That's deeper and wider
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Than I'll ever swim
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The heart it will harden
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The sorrow will dim
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But I cried a river
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A river for him
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So sweep for the sons
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And the dear darling daughters
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For the passing of time
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And the parting of waters
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For all who have passed through
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This world long before me
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To a far distant shore line
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Where no one waits for me
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But I cried a river
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A river for him
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That's deeper and wider
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Than I'll ever swim
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The heart it will harden
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The sorrow will dim
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But I cried a river
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A river for him
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A River For Him
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| Emmylou Harris |
