Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song The Riverbank , by - Paul Simon. Release date: 02.06.2016
Song language: English
The Riverbank |
| Frightened by the tone of a phone in the dead of night |
| Then staring into darkness and praying till the morning light |
| The price already paid, a son gone to the grave |
| Now the sorrowful parade to the riverbank |
| Must be half the county come down to the riverbank |
| High school is closed, same for the local police |
| Shall we tearfully embrace, shall we sing «Amazing Grace» |
| Will the shallow river waters bring us peace |
| Army dude, only son, nowhere to run |
| No one to turn to, he turns to the gun |
| It’s a cross, it’s a stone, it’s a fragment of bone |
| It’s a long walk home |
| A long walk home |
| Gonna be a long walk home |
| From the riverbank |
| Is there any reason why the black pine should not weep |
| Is there a woman or a man who wouldn’t understand why he could not sleep |
| And the nightmares when they came, like poison to the brain |
| Reminded him again life is cheap |
| Army dude, only son, nowhere to run |
| No one to turn to, he turns to the gun |
| It’s a cross, it’s a stone, it’s a fragment of bone |
| It’s a long walk home |
| A long walk home |
| Gonna be a long walk home |
| From the riverbank |
| Army dude’s mama at the edge of the river |
| Limp as a rag, American flag in her arms |
| Then a triangle of light kissed the red and blue and white |
| Along the riverbank, past the dealerships and farms |