It's a dammed up river All the seas are runnin' dry I know it won't deliver But I'll be damned if I don't try If I gave you a warning Still couldn't take what I want It wouldn't fade in the morning Or wash away what I've done It's a dammed up river All the seas are runnin' dry I know it won't deliver But I'll be damned if I don't try You could sift through an ocean And it might never be enough Or it could drift through unnoticed Like a diamond in the rough It's a dammed up river All the seas are runnin' dry I know it won't deliver But I'll be damned if I don't try And if I could break free And float out deep and wide I'd let it take me And be washed by the tide But i t's a dammed up river All the seas are runnin' dry I know it won't deliver But I'll be damned if I don't try But I'm stranded up a river And it's a dammed up river I'm stranded up a river And it's a dammed up river It's a dammed up river All the seas are runnin' dry I know it won't deliver But I'll be damned if I don't try