River of Sorrow

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River of Sorrow

I have swam in the River of Sorrow
I have begged for a sign from the shore
I have prayed, Lord, that someone would save me
But I drowned like a man overboard

I have crawled through the trenches of longing
Felt the blood spray of both birth and death
And surveyed the expanse of existence
It is measured in dwindling breaths

I have read every book ever written
I have walked every road ever paved
I have kept every law & commandment
That is carved on a stone like a grave

I have drank in the dark lonely tavern
I have stared through the lens of my glass
I have seen there my cold gray reflection
Only warmed by the amber that passed

I have hid from the light like a vampire
I have hid from the crowd like a child
If death is a fear never-ending
Then life is to fear but a while

I have swam in the river…

(c)&(p)2011 Allen Herndon (BMI).

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from HERNDON EP, track released November 21, 2011

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