The River

Momma said that there were tornadoes under the water
If I swim out too far I would drown
So keep your mind on the bank and your feet on the levee
Or the devil will take you, take you on down
I was born into a home but a pit for the lonely
If I can’t run you best believe I can fly
'Cause ain’t no hell dark enough in this world that can know me
Ain’t no devil of the damned gonna watch me die
So flip the switch, give it all you think you got 'cause I’m ready
I was born a caged dog with nothing to lose
And I will stand at the edge, cracked tooth and grinnin'
With a smile on my face, and nothing to lose
So cut the skin, watch it bleed just to feel more than a daydream
Hit the bong 'til I see what I am
Heroes die, legends live
I’ll be damned if I go on but
Remembered as only a man