The river is rising up, been raining for days
The dirt roads are flooding, I can’t find my way
Dogs in the distance, howling through the night
I got the radio on, so i can sleep for awhile
not the whiskey or the women i regret
all the money in the world couldn't pay off my debt
it'll take a lifetime to lighten up my load
cause I found out
what I wished i didn't know
===
Oh the currents are strong, and they keep moving
What else can I say to you, do you need me to prove it?
I’m gonna head downtown, gonna paint it red
if I do it the right way, it'll help me forget
see I can't stand the noise, of being bored
if losing you is the price I'll pay, it's one i can't afford
it's not age, that makes me feel old
its finding out
what I wished I didn't know
====BRIDGE====
I won't change my mind, I won't let it be
I can't win for losing, I'm a lock without a key
has the year of the dragon, has rolled around again ?
superstition or religion, we may never know my friend
roman candles glimmer, in the night
frighten away our ghosts, when we're too weak to fight
I don't have to close my eyes, and run on down the road
to find out
what I wished I didn't know