I crossed on the river
There'll be no returning
I crossed all the bridges
I watched them all burningAnd now I'm a stranger
To a strange land I'm driven
Where all is forgotten
And nothing's forgivenBut I cried a river
A river for him
That's deeper and wider
Than I'll ever swimThe heart it will harden
The sorrow will dim
But I cried a river
A river for himI think of him now
On the road I am taking
And wonder how long
His heart will be breakingBut he'll never hear when
The teardrops are falling
Or the sound of my voice
And the name I'm callingBut I cried a river
A river for him
That's deeper and wider
Than I'll ever swimThe heart it will harden
The sorrow will dim
But I cried a river
A river for himSo weep for the sons
And the dear darling daughters
For the passing of time
And the parting of watersFor all who have passed through
This world long before me
To a far distant shoreline
Where no one waits for meBut I cried a river
A river for him
That's deeper and wider
Than I'll ever swimThe heart it will harden
The sorrow will dim
But I cried a river
A river for him