I crossed on the river
There'll be no returning
I crossed all the bridges

I watched them all burning
And now I'm a stranger
To a strange land I'm driven

Where all is forgotten
And nothing's forgiven


But I cried a river, a river for him
That's deeper and wider than I'll ever swim
The heart it will harden; the sorrow will dim

But I cried a river, a river for him

I think of him now

On the road I am taking
And wonder how long
His heart will be breaking

But he'll never hear when
The teardrops are falling
Or the sound of my voice

And the name I'm calling

But I cried a river, a river for him

That's deeper and wider than I'll ever swim
The heart it will harden; the sorrow will dim
But I cried a river, a river for him


So weep for the sons
And the dear darling daughters

For the passing of time
And the parting of waters
For all who have passed through

This world long before me
To a far distant shoreline
Where no one waits for me


But I cried a river, a river for him
That's deeper and wider than I'll ever swim

The heart it will harden; the sorrow will dim
But I cried a river, a river for him