To the River

from Come on Home by Letter to Memphis

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$1 USD or more
Buy the Full Digital Album

lyrics

To the river, to the river, oh
To the river, to the river, yeah

Gauge says it's getting low
But you're all about go
You say you'll stop and fill the tank if you could ever come down

But I've got news for you
If you don't slow down soon
This ride will die before you've gone too far from where you came

Walk away, walk away
Into the rain, into the rain
Wash your pain right down the drain
I'll see to it you don't drown

I've been here before
Seven miles from shore
All this water you can't drink won't get you very far

Twice now you've sprung a leak
Cracked like a dried up creek
Twice now the dust gave in to wind and carried you away

Walk away, walk away
Into the rain, into the rain
Wash your pain right down the drain
I'll see to it you don't drown

To the river, to the river, oh
To the river, to the river, yeah

credits

from Come on Home, released February 14, 2016

license

about

Letter to Memphis St Louis, Missouri

Letter to Memphis is an indie folk band from St. Louis, MO. Their sincere and heartfelt songs explore sounds rooted in wistful folkiness, with a little greasy honky-tonk, elements of jazz and bossa nova, and even a dash of rock 'n' roll, and themes ranging from the whimsical to the fervently emotional. River deep, mountain high. ... more

contact / help

Contact Letter to Memphis

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Letter to Memphis, you may also like:

Postcards From the Country
by Trae Sheehan

West Virginia country-folk singer-songwriter Trae Sheehan aims to find a balance between the traditional and the modern on his new LP. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 29, 2020
go to album
Forever Only Idaho
by Harrison Lemke

Big, strummy songs that recall the heart-on-sleeve earnestness and lo-fi glory of early Mountain Goats. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 20, 2021
go to album
Dry Bones Dance (2021 Remaster)
by Mark Heard

A 1990 folk-rock triumph gets an overdue reissue, with trenchant lyrics paired with rich Americana arrangements. Bandcamp New & Notable May 28, 2022
go to album
Boreas
by The Oh Hellos

The Texan sibling indie-folk duo is back with a new album that is filled with sweeping, cinematic tracks. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 4, 2020
go to album
Halcyon Days
by Kevin Farge

A vibrant vision of "Central Americana" from the Costa Rica-based artist, blending heartland devotionals with playful Tropicália grooves. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 27, 2022
go to album
The Faux Paws
by The Faux Paws

A fresh, constantly-evolving vision on Americana from the New York trio, weaving together bluegrass, roots music, and pop rock. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 1, 2021
go to album
Meet Me at the River
by Dawn Landes

On “Meet Me By the River,” Dawn Landes’s self-described “Nashville record,” buoyant country melodies settle deep into lush instrumentation. Bandcamp New & Notable May 7, 2018
go to album