Drag This River — Walkabouts, The

Quick, burn it down to the wick Quick, burn it down to the wick Burn it down to the heart Burn it down to the heart So the ending can start So the ending can start

Here, behind the riverhaus door Here, behind the riverhaus door With an unloaded gun With an unloaded gun And an unsettled score And an unsettled score

Well I'll never drag this river Well i'll never drag this river I'll never drag this river I'll never drag this river I'll never drag this river down I'll never drag this river down

You, nothin' comes to you slow You, nothin' comes to you slow Nothin' comes to you hard Nothin' comes to you hard Though you beg like you're hard Though you beg like you're hard

And me, don't shake the barrel ar me And me, don't shake the barrel ar me And don't treat idle threats And don't treat idle threats Like you treat all your friends Like you treat all your friends

Well I'll never drag this river Well i'll never drag this river I'll never drag this river I'll never drag this river I'll never drag this river down I'll never drag this river down

And if you walk out that door And if you walk out that door Don't come back Don't come back Because there'll be no door Because there'll be no door

And if you walk out that door And if you walk out that door Silence greets you Silence greets you Silence, will be yours Silence, will be yours

I hear ya callin' from a long distant shore I hear ya callin' from a long distant shore But you won't come back, [well / 'cause] you can't come back But you won't come back, [well / 'cause] you can't come back

The water's risin' and the levee is not sure The water's risin' and the levee is not sure And you won't be found, no you can't be found And you won't be found, no you can't be found

Drag this river down Drag this river down