Through the cracks in the concrete rats creep in to spy How roaches fight the revolution of the baby flies and I’m lonely And I lie-low Jagged silhouettes and endless silent silver streams And there within a broken frame a faded effigy and I look out At Damn River rising I shudder at the nearin’ thunder At the rain that hits the floor I shudder at damn river rising At the mud swept through the door Through the door
In the twilight I still see her coming up the hall The patter of her naked feet still echoes from the walls and I’m shaking inside Watch the river rising The rooms are full of laughter and her whispers and her sighs And I’ve been slowly dying since the river took her life and I’m lonely Trembling with fear I shudder at the nearing thunder At the rain that hits the floor I shudder at damn river rising At the mud swept through the door Through the door
The world outside is drowning and the river’s got my soul Salvation’s hard to find within these walls of my broken home and I’m trembling inside Wastin’ away For all the plans we made the muddy waters washed away Leaving me with her picture and a fading memory and I’m lonely Watch the river rising I shudder at the nearing thunder At the rain that hits the floor I shudder at damn river rising At the mud swept through the door Through the door Through the door