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
I think of him, now on the road I am taking
But I cried a river, a river for him
And wonder how long his heart will be breaking
And now, I'm a stranger, to a strange land I'm driven
Or the sound of my voice, or the name I am calling
For the passing of time and the parting of waters
That's deeper and wider than I'll ever swim
The heart, it will harden, the sorrow will dim
So, weep for the sons and the dear, darling daughters
That's deeper and wider than I'll ever swim
For all who have passed through this world long before me
But I cried a river, a river for him
But I cried a river, a river for him
But I cried a river, a river for him
Where all is forgotten and nothing's forgiven
But he'll never hear when the teardrops are falling
The heart, it will harden, the sorrow will dim
