Black river blues
My cheatin’ heart’s been torn in two
I’d love to stay with you awhile
But I’ve got to burn one thousand black river miles

Before I sleep, before I rest
‘Cause I’ve got two loves burnin’ holes inside my chest
And it’s something you know I gotta do
Before I lay me down to sleep here beside you

When I get home…
When I get home…
When I get home…

There’s a two-lane highway in my mind
My heart’s divided by white lines
So what am I supposed to do
When the lane I love is the lane takes me further from you?

And that black river’s callin’ my name
And if I don’t go I know I’ll go insane
And I’ll walk a thousand miles in these worn out shoes
And then I’ll lay me down to sleep here beside you

When I get home…
When I get home…
When I get home…