Lyrics

There’s tears I’ve held inside me,
Tears I should have cried so long ago,
And my heart can grow so heavy,
Hardened by the things I won’t let show,
And there’s stains around the edges of my memories,
That I just can’t let go.

You’ve got to break some stones to get the water to flow,
Out of that river lying deep below,
There ain’t nothing comes easy if it’s worth your time,
You’re gonna damned sure regret it if you don’t even try.

Now there’s friends that I have chosen,
And then there are those friends who’ve chosen me,
Sometimes the laughter came too easy,
And sometimes the liquor flowed just a bit too free,
And the good times I thought would surely never end,
Were shorter than they’d seemed.

Now an old man lives on memories while a young man lives on dreams,
And that river flowing deep inside is what carries you between.

Now all the roads I’ve traveled,
Slowly seem to fade to black and white,
The signs that point in all directions,
Leave me guessing at the wrong and at the right,
But that river flowing deep down inside of me,
Always leads me to the light.

You’ve got to break some stones to get the water to flow,
Out of that river lying deep below,
There ain’t nothing comes easy if it’s worth your time,
You’re gonna damned sure regret it if you don’t even try.

You’re gonna damned sure regret it, damned sure regret it,
If you don’t even try, if you don’t try . . ..