Lyrics

[Verse]
Smoke rises like a ghost in the bar
Fiddle hums like an old guitar
Boots tap slow on a whiskey-stained floor
Stories are told but they're asking for more

[Chorus]
Oh the river runs wild the hills stand tall
Lost in the rhythm I hear it all
From the Delta's cry to the Emerald's hue
The beat shakes my bones the whiskey cuts through

[Verse 2]
Shadows dance where the moonlight fades
Echoes call through the fog and the haze
Fingers snap with the crack of the drum
A tune so old but it makes you feel young

[Chorus]
Oh the river runs wild the hills stand tall
Lost in the rhythm I hear it all
From the Delta's cry to the Emerald's hue
The beat shakes my bones the whiskey cuts through

[Bridge]
A violin wails like a train through the night
Harmonica whispers the pain and the fight
808's rumble like thunder in the rain
Together they sing joy and heartbreak the same

[Chorus]
Oh the river runs wild the hills stand tall
Lost in the rhythm I hear it all
From the Delta's cry to the Emerald's hue
The beat shakes my bones the whiskey cuts through