[Verse 1]This town ain't ten feet wideAnd population 205Just a place that the river goes byAnd it don't slow down, it gets on outMud mixed in with sinFrom upstream baptizingsDon't need no more from this townIt just can't win, it all makes sense[Chorus]That's why the river runs, yeahThat's why the river runsI can't blame that water for leavin'If I rolled in here, I wouldn't stick around eitherThat's why the river runs, yeah[Verse 2]This town ain't nothin' butBunch of worn-out same ol' stuffA dried-up whiskey cupAnd a broken heart hidin' in the darkIt creeps up from behindLike a cottonmouth showin' wideYou can bet it's gonna biteIf you get too close, you better go[Chorus]That's why the river runs, yeahThat's why the river runsI can't blame that water for leavin'If I rolled in here, I wouldn't stick around eitherThat's why the river runs[Bridge]He knows better than to stop by nowSo he never has to worry about gettin' out[Chorus]That's why the river runsThat's why the river runsI can't blame that water for leavin'If I rolled in here, I wouldn't stick around eitherThat's why the river runs, yeah[Outro]That's why the river runsThat's why the river runs
