Cold Cold River

The inspiration to write Cold Cold River was from an old school memory of walking down the rail road track to where my Father had a restaurant. I had to cross the rail road trestle and often worried about being caught by an oncoming train.

Cold Cold River
I can hear the old train coming standing on a bridge nowhere to go, I can hear the whistle blowing, nothing but the cold river down below.
I've got a wife and a baby to feed waiting on dad to bring the supper home, gonna have to run if I'm gonna make it, I might die here all alone.

chorus:
It's too late to turn back now, ain't got time to fool around if I jump I might drown in the cold cold river.

There's a big old train right on my tail Lord have mercy on the soul of mine, give me wings so I can fly, off the this bridge up to the sky. I look back before I jump flying through the air like a hurricane, bout to hit the water and meet my maker, I hear my wife calling out my name.

chorus:
What you doing out of bed, there's a big old knot right on your head the very last thing that you said was the cold cold river.

chorus:
What you doing out of bed, there's a big old knot right on your head the very last thing that you said was the cold cold river, was the cold cold river.