I feed on fire and confusion Of this crime I'll rid my soul Gonna slide on down to the river Gonna tell her all So I told my troubles to the river And I tossed them in the deep And I washed my hands in the river But the river brings more trouble to me I told my troubles to the river She shared them with the seas She returned them to me doubled The river holds no offer of peace I can wash this blood from my fingers I can wash this stain from my soul But I can't wash out your memories The river returns them all. I told my troubles to the river She shared them with the deep Yeah I told my troubles to the river But the river brings them back to me Yeah the river brings them back to me