Where the River Knows My Name

Verse 1

I was born where the pine trees lean,

Down a road that don’t stay clean.

Mama prayed and Daddy swore,

That I’d be better than before.

But I learned young how the bottle sings,

And how the night forgives those things.

Chorus

So I drive where the river knows my name,

Where the water don’t judge, it just takes the pain.

Every scar I’ve earned, every love I’ve lost,

Gets washed downstream with the heavy cost.

And I swear someday I’ll change —

Down where the river knows my name.

Verse 2

You left notes in my old truck,

Still smell your hair and your bad luck.

Said I’d find peace when I let go,

But I don’t think you really know.

These songs I write don’t make me whole,

They just keep me from losin’ my soul.

Chorus

So I drive where the river knows my name,

Where the water don’t judge, it just takes the pain.

Every scar I’ve earned, every love I’ve lost,

Gets washed downstream with the heavy cost.

And I swear someday I’ll change —

Down where the river knows my name.

Bridge

Maybe heaven’s just a long dirt road,

And forgiveness is the friend you owe.

If I ever make it home again,

I’ll thank the wind for where I’ve been.

Final Chorus

So I drive where the river knows my name,

Where the quiet night calls and the stars still hang.

Every wrong I’ve done fades out slow,

Like footprints gone where the cold streams flow.

And I swear I’ll find my grace —

Down where the river knows my name.