Gold Heart Locket

((all night long I’ve been riding riding
(I should have been there by now
(but these old county roads(
got a lot of deep holes(
and the rain keeps pouring down(
the bridge is washed out and the rising rising
(waters of the river rush by(
and I’m up to my fenders in mud
(and to my witness above(
I’m really stuck this time

((I’ve got a gold heart locket on a silver chain(
clinched tight in my fist in the pouring rain(
and the only road back home again( is all but washed away(
I’m going to cross that river tonight
(no matter what it takes (
although I might die trying
(my true love will remain(

open it up and she’s lovely lovely(
eyes of hazel green(
but I close it up fast 
because the rain gets past(
and lays a tear down on her cheek(
I promised her once that i would never ever
(break her heart again(
so lord take me there (in a silent prayer
(and her locket in my hand((
the last thing I remember 
I was fearing for my life(
she was calling out my name 
from over on the other side
(I reached out to hold her(
but the break was just too strong
(now the silence just gets colder
(as the river rages on

Lyrics and Music written by Jeff Black
(ÒÅ  Warner / Tamerlane  Lotos Nile Music BMI