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River's Edge

from What Goes Around by Greg Hawks

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RIVER'S EDGE
By Greg Hawks
Come back, my boy, wherever you may be
I still hear your sweet voice calling through the trees
Then I’m bound to go and get down on my knees
On the edge of that river that took you from me
You minded not my warning and wandered off alone
That cruel and fateful day they told me you was gone
The lawman he came and asked for me by name
They pulled me off the job and sent me on my way
The night before, a hard rain poured down
That river rose and made an angry sound
In the hot August sun, before your chores were done
To cool your body down to that river you did run
Someone heard your cries and come to your rescue
By the time he arrived, there was no sign of you
They went and called for help but then it was too late
The dam upstream had broke and the currents were too great
They searched for days, my boy they never found
That river that he loved is now his burying ground
I’ll never sleep no more for the grief I cannot bear
Down on that river’s edge, I’ll say my final prayer
Come back, my boy, wherever you may be
I still hear your sweet voice calling through the trees
Then I’m bound to go and get down on my knees
On the edge of that river that took you from me
I dove down to the bottom where he was never found
That river that he loved is now my burying ground

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from What Goes Around, released April 19, 2015

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Greg Hawks Chapel Hill, North Carolina

In 2001, Hawks released his country album, Fool’s Paradise (YepRoc) to local and national acclaim. The song "Where I'm Not" is featured in the movie Jeepers Creepers.

In 2007 Hawks released a bluegrass album, Coming Home.

Hawks' third album, What Goes Around (2015), is a blend of soul pop, country blues, swampy groove, rootsy country ballads, honky-tonk shuffle, and hard-driving bluegrass. ... more

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