The Wood Brothers - River of Sin lyrics

The water comes down from the higher ground And it's carryin' the sin of man We can't help but get thirsty Down here where the river is damned They say good things happen up river The river it can wash a man clean But down here the water's just dirty You can try but it's hard to get up from down stream But I'll try again I'll paddle up this river of sin I'll send up a broken amen I'll swallow some pride but i won't be denied 'cause i'll try again and again If i had a boat for this river I'd find out just what it all means I'd go see all those used to be heathens Come up from the water washed clean And i'd wash my own sins in that river But i wonder how much more it can bear It must be so full of misdoing and shame I can't see the bottom from here The water comes down from the higher ground And it's carryin' the sin of man We can't help but get thirsty Down here where the river is damned