Whiskey River

D No one knew my name ‘til they saw me runnin’ D Hiding out waitin’ for moonlight ta chase the sun D What’s a boy to do without money or a shotgun? D Where can he go now that his days are gone? G They’ll take me back to Whiskey River D Say that’s where I belong A My momma said “C’mon son,” G D All you ever do is run, don’t run from the law, oh no don’t run D Daddy left us home when I was a little bitty baby now D Momma always knew that day would come D Spent his days livin’ his love for the bottle D No one even said “Where ya goin’ Pa?” G He went back to Whiskey River D Never comin’ home A She begged my daddy “Please” G D Got down on her hands and knees said baby don’t run, no don’t run D Lyin’ in the water waiting for the sun to go down D People chasin’ the sounds of the hounds as they run D I ain’t going back nobody goin’ to take me there D Momma always knew this day would come G Take me down in Whiskey River and call me done A Sounds of shotguns for a man on the run D I’m goin’ down … with the hounds and the guns A The shots are ringin’ in my head G They wanna leave this boy for dead D Til I’m done … ‘til I can’t run D Hey ‘ey, this boy’s done runnin’ D All I hear are the sounds of the hounds as they run D What’s a boy to do when they have the shotguns? D They won’t stop this now until I’m gone G They took me down in Whiskey River D Never goin’ home A My momma let out a scream G D Fell down to her hands and knees ‘cause it’s done, her boy can’t run