A River Keeps Running (When A Good Man Dies)

[Verse 1]
I was driving in my truck to a downtown bar
I heard a sound of a siren from an LAPD car
It'd been raining for weeks and the waters were high
I thought, "the river keeps running when a good man dies"

[Refrain]
The river keeps running when a good man dies

[Verse 2]
I said, "Nick Cage is the last true Hollywood star"
And I wish I was him as I play my guitar
Yeah, I wish I was famous, gifted and wise
But a river keeps running when a good man dies

[Refrain]
A river keeps running when a good man dies

[Verse 3]
One Sunday morning as I sat on my porch
I smiled at the Christians on their way to a church
They read me a blessing with a curse in their eyes
But a river keeps running when a good man dies

[Refrain]
A river keeps running when a good man dies

[Verse 4]
Some pray for heaven and some dream of hell
Some learn a lesson that I know too well
The thief says you stole and the truthsayer lies
But a river keeps running when a good man dies

[Refrain]
A river keeps running when a good man dies
A river keeps running when a good man dies

[Verse 5]
Pour me a mezcal and I'll drink it straight
You were a rascal and now you've met your fate
I won't go piss on your grave but I won't eulogize
For the river keeps running when a good man dies

[Refrain]
A river keeps running when a good man dies
A river keeps running when a good man dies
A river keeps running when a good man dies
A river keeps running when a good man dies