But Christine she was gone
After the football game we'd hang around
There'd been a lot of rain that summer
How can such a peaceful place
I guess she met through him
That damn ole' river
They never even hit the breaks
Right there for no reason
'Cause two young mothers lost their daughters
So out of place
And head off to our favorite spot
To try to cool off by takin' a swim
Gave my soul to Jesus
We buried Laurie Mabrey
The high school parking lot
Of the ones that came before
And I started gettin' letters once a week
I just know you're gonna be a star"
I heard they did all they could
And the current was too strong
Set out for the Marais Des Cygne
I swear I'll never go down there again
Then we'd pile into a couple of cars
Her cheerleader outfit never looked
I'd gone to school with Christine Thuro
Deep in the river
That mean ole' river
From kindergarten on
Ain't nothin' ever new
On May twelfth of eighty-nine
She and her boyfriend and a couple of kids
'Til a night in late November
That beautiful river
I was baptized in that same water
In the clothes that she'd been wearin'
Just didn't belong in that shiny silver case
Down to the river
She'd say, "Hang in there 'cause
Of blue and white and crimson
The same ole' faces the same ole' places
That sweater and that pleated skirt
Back to the river
We went to the river
They went into the river
I moved here to Nashville
But our lead car was goin' way too fast
She died there in the river
That damn ole' river
From this friend of mine
That damn ole' river
Into the river
We'd won the game by twenty points
Be filled with so much pain
Couldn't wait to celebrate
My sophomore year was a carbon copy
That shook us all down to the core
