A RIVER FOR HIM
Emmylou Harris


I crossed on the river 
There'll be no returning 
I crossed all the bridges 
I watched them all burning 
And now I'm a stranger 
To a strange land I'm driven 
Where all is forgotten 
And nothing's forgiven 

But I cried a river 
A river for him 
That's deeper and wider 
Than I'll ever swim 
The heart it will harden 
The sorrow will dim 
But I cried a river 
A river for him 

I think of him now 
On the road I am taking 
And wonder how long 
His heart will be breaking 
But he'll never hear when 
The teardrops are falling 
Or the sound of my voice 
And the name I'm calling 

But I cried a river 
A river for him 
That's deeper and wider 
Than I'll ever swim 
The heart it will harden 
The sorrow will dim 
But I cried a river 
A river for him 

So sweep for the sons 
And the dear darling daughters 
For the passing of time 
And the parting of waters 
For all who have passed through 
This world long before me 
To a far distant shore line 
Where no one waits for me 
But I cried a river 
A river for him 
That's deeper and wider 
Than I'll ever swim 
The heart it will harden 
The sorrow will dim 
But I cried a river 
A river for him