Leon Bridges - River Lyrics

Leon Bridges Lyrics

"River"

Been traveling these wide roads for so long
My heart's been far from you
Ten-thousand miles gone

Oh, I wanna come near and give
Every part of me
But there is blood on my hands
And my lips are unclean

In my darkness I remember
Momma's words reoccur to me
"Surrender to the good Lord
And he'll wipe your slate clean"

Take me to your river
I wanna go
Oh, go on
Take me to your river
I wanna know

Tip me in your smooth water
I go in
As a man with many crimes
Come up for air
As my sins flow down the Jordan

Oh, I wanna come near and give
Every part of me
But there is blood on my hands
And my lips are unclean

Take me to your river
I wanna go
Go on
Take me to your river
I wanna know

I wanna go, wanna go, wanna go
I wanna know, wanna know, wanna know
Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go
Wanna know, wanna know, wanna know
Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go
Wanna know, wanna know, wanna know

Take me to your river
I wanna go
Lord, please let me know
Take me to your river
I wanna know

Submit Corrections

Writer(s): Chris Vivion, Joshua Block, Austin Jenkins, Todd Michael Bridges

"River" is the first single of his first album. The song was released on the 29th of April 2015.

Leon Bridges told about the meaning of this song by saying the following to Genius.com, "It's basically the turning point, really just surrendering to God. The river represents being baptized, and really just turning everything to God."

According to Spin, "River" was inspired by "Down To The River To Pray", a traditional song. Leon Bridges heard Alison Krauss' version of it made for the film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" He explained, "It just really amazed me. And it helped me find God in my story."