This town ain't ten feet wide And population 2-0-5 Just a place that the river goes by And it don't slow down It gets on out Mud mixed in with sin From Don't need no more from this town It just can't win It all makes sense That's why the river runs yeah That's why the river runs I can't blame that water for leaving If I rolled in here I wouldn't stick around either That's why the river runs yeah This town ain't nothin' but Bunch of worn out same ole stuff A dried up whiskey cup And a broken heart hiding in the dark It creeps up from behind Like a cotton mouth showing wide You can bet it's gonna bite If you get too close, you better go That's why the river runs yeah That's why the river runs I can't blame that water for leaving If I rolled in here I wouldn't stick around either That's why the river runs yeah He knows better than to stop by now So it never has to worry about getting back out That's why the river runs That's why the river runs I can't blame that water for leaving If I rolled in here I wouldn't stick around either That's why the river runs yeah That's why the river runs That's why the river runs