River Take Me lyrics

It's been rainy and windy for seven days straightI've been going to bed early and getting up lateI look out my window and it's one shade of grayMy wife and my kids don't have much to sayA man out of work only gets in the wayOh the river is rising now one inch an hourAnd tonight we'll be lucky if we still have powerBut I've got a flashlight, an oil lamp and I'm ready to goAnd a fresh set of batteries for my son's radioIf the dam really breaks, least we'll know where to goRiver take me, river take meRiver take me far from troubled timesRiver take me, river take meRiver take me far from troubled timesIf I had a boat you know what I'd do?I'd float me and my family down to Baton RougeI wouldn't work in no factory I'd live off the landAnd live within means of my own two handsDance Saturday nights to a Zydeco bandOh the river flows and a young man dreamsAnd the river can drown youOr it can wash you cleanIt can take you away to some other placeIt can power your cities, carry your wasteAnd
give all that you drink a peculiar tasteOh, don't look to me, I've done my timeYou see I've had too many dreams for this one heart of mineAnd I've stood on the bridge with the river belowFeeling all of the sadness that a proud man could holdOh the river is full but there's no way to go