Red Clay

I walked the old river road alone Where the cottonwood bends and the cold wind moans My boots left prints in the red clay mud And the river kept rolling like it always would [Pre-Chorus] Some men chase silver, some men chase gold I just chase the morning before I grow old [Chorus] Old river road, you know where I've been You've seen my failures, you've seen my sins But the water forgives what the heart can't say Old river road, I'm coming home today [Verse 2] My daddy walked here when the war was done Said son, this river outlasts everyone I left at twenty with nothing to prove Now I'm fifty and finding my way back to you [Pre-Chorus] Some men chase silver, some men chase gold I just chase the morning before I grow old [Chorus] Old river road, you know where I've been You've seen my failures, you've seen my sins But the water forgives what the heart can't say Old river road, I'm coming home today [Bridge] The heron stands still in the shallow bend Like a grey old man at peace with the end Maybe that's wisdom, maybe that's grace To stop your running and stand in your place [Final Chorus — slower] Old river road, you know where I've been You've seen my failures, you've seen my sins But the water forgives what the heart can't say Old river road, I'm finally home to stay