I think of him, now on the road I am taking
But I cried a river, a river for him
The heart, it will harden, the sorrow will dim
And now, I'm a stranger, to a strange land I'm driven
That's deeper and wider than I'll ever swim
But I cried a river, a river for him
The heart, it will harden, the sorrow will dim
For the passing of time and the parting of waters
For all who have passed through this world long before me
That's deeper and wider than I'll ever swim
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
To a far distant shore line, where no one waits for me
Where all is forgotten and nothing's forgiven
Or the sound of my voice, or the name I am calling
And wonder how long his heart will be breaking
So, weep for the sons and the dear, darling daughters
But I cried a river, a river for him
But he'll never hear when the teardrops are falling
