Quick
Burn it down to the wick
Burn it down to the heart
So the ending can start

Here
Behind the riverhouse door
With an unloaded gun
And an unsettled score

Well I'll never drag this river
I'll never drag this river 
I'll never drag this river 
I'll never drag this river down

You
Nothing comes to you slow
Nothing comes to you hard
Though you beg like you're hard

And me
Don't shake the barrel at me
And don't you treat idle threats
Like you treat all your friends

Well, I'll never drag this river
I'll never drag this river
I'll never drag this river 
I'll never drag this river down

And if you walk out that door
Don't come back
Because there'll be no door

And if you walk out that door
Silence greets you
Silence will be yours

I hear you calling from a long distant shore
But you won't come back, 'cause you can't come back
The water's rising and the levee is not sure
And you won't be found, no you can't be found

Drag this river down