The River Knows Your Name Lyrics - John Hiatt

Oh the river knows your name 

And your tears falling like the rain 

All around you suffering and pain 

Oh the river knows your name 

And the river hears you cry 

As the lightning cracks the open sky 

As your Momma sings a lullaby 

Oh the river she knows why 

Let the river wash you down 

Beneath the surface 

With a rushing sound 

Like a freight train passing through a town 

Let the river wash you down 

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Let the river take away 

All the words 

That you and I could never say 

In the silence Darling let us pray 

Let the river take it all away 

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Oh the river knows your name 

From the Brazos to the Wabash 

To the Seine 

No two journeys 

Are ever quite the same 

But the river knows your name 

Oh the river knows your name