Might of been sober but I brought the whiskey

Yeah that's all between the river and me
He might of tried to yell but I kept him quiet
I might of had a gun but I didn't fire it
We stood eye to eye and toe to toe
When I told him that he wasn't gonna come back home
Might have been scared but I didn't show it

Swore that he wouldn't see another sunset

I walked up to him and I said his name
Can't remember how long I held him under
That's all between the river and me
He raised his fist to me but I didn't flinch
I knew one of us wouldn't walk away
Might of been blood but they never saw it

That's all between the river and me
Seemed like a blessin' when Harley came around
Might of pulled it out before he saw it
Just a little mud on the living room carpet
Didn't take long for his drinkin' ways
Must of fallen in the river and he never came up"
With the current and the rocks coulda been risky
I might of had a knife in my back pocket

That's all between the river and me
One violent night hidin' under my bed

That's all that's all

That's all between the river and me
That's all between the river and me

Just so he could see the look on my face
Sheriff came knockin' on our front door
Said they found his body by the reservoir
I said, "I ain't your son, you son of a bitch"
So she took his name but I had my doubts

I might of had a plan but he didn't know it

Next day I followed him down to the river bank
"Bottle in his shirt and liquor in his blood
That's all between the river and me
That's all between the river and me
To start showin' up on mama's face

But after what he done, oh, there ain't no wonder
That's all between the river and me