I'm sick of trying And I'm six feet short of dying And this world don't care if I'm crying So tell me where does a broken man go? I don't understand. I guess I'm kinda like my old man I'm gonna live and die just to work in my bare hands So tell me where does a broken man go? I'm going down to the river, down to the river, that old muddy water's gonna clear my mind, down to the river, down to the river, and watch my troubles just float on by, oh, please just float on by When I was young, this world was just skipping stones You can keep what you call and take it home Now tell where did that world go? At 21, that preacher took me back on my hair I gotta get that feeling back again Cause this sin's trying to take my soul I'm going down to the river, down to the river, that old muddy water's gonna clear my mind, down to the river, down to the river, and watch my troubles just float on by, oh, please just float on by That muddy water That old delta queen I'ma calling It's gonna set me free It's gonna set me free I'm going down to the river, down to the river, that old muddy water's gonna clear my mind, down to the river, down to the river, and watch my troubles just float on by