"The River" lyrics

I was standing by the river, I was wringing my hands
I was praying to my savior, tryin' to understand
I was watching that Chevrolet sinkin' down
I was crying for my sweet love as she drowned

Moonlight shining in the dead of night
Hush, little girl, it'll be alright

Ain't no secrets here in a small town
Ain't no secret she was runnin' around
Chef got a deputy, he had his eye on her
That's a hard lesson that he had to learn

Moonlight shining in the dead of night
Hush now, child, it'll be alright

'Cause we all gotta go (we all gotta go)
When we gotta go (when we gotta go)
'Cause we all gotta go (we all gotta go)
When we gotta go (when we gotta go)

Headlights comin' on down the road
[?] the river flows
[?] sunk to the bottom, man, two people drowned
Deputy and my wife have, they've been seen around town

Moonlight shining in the dead of night
Hush now, child, it'll be alright
Moonlight shining in the dead of night
Hush now, child, it'll be alright

'Cause we all gotta go (we all gotta go)
When we gotta go (when we gotta go)
'Cause we all gotta go (we all gotta go)
When we gotta go (when we gotta go)