I gotta get down on the river again

She's a true life giver, she's my only friend

When I'm hidin' out, I need a way to ride on out

From all that gunfire up on the land

Too much for one man to make a stand

I gotta get down on the river again, I'm a running man

Runnin' through the night, runnin' for my life

Seems it's worth a lot, to a man who's not forgot who I am

I gotta get down on the river again, I'm a running man

I been cheated by a dealer, blackhearted man of a soul stealer

Kept me down in the game, until a voice called my name

I was holding my own on the losing end

Here comes the lady, she's a winning hand

I gotta get down on the river again, I'm a running man

Ride that dark lady down, roll on easy to another town

She's got wild and wistful ways, I'll take her any night or day

I gotta get down on the river again, I'm a running man