for the river

stuck in a cage, luck of the draw, always a way, gotta get out, lord, i'm gonna find one, get me a key, pick me a lock, gotta be free, ready or not, gotta run, gotta run, gotta run, gotta run, gotta run, gotta run, nowhere to hide, 'cause someone's always gonna find you, trying to breathe with everybody right behind you, scattering leaves to try and cover up the footprints, water ahead 'cause i can hear it in the distance, i'm running for the river, 'cause the river's running high, and there ain't no going back, they'll never catch me, i'm running for the river, you can ride, you can fly, you can tell 'em that you tried, but there ain't no going back, they'll never catch me, tell 'em that you tried, but you're never gonna catch me, let out the hounds, send out the guards, never be found, better than bars, and damn it, he's a fast one, out of the trees into the swamp, gotta be free, so don't ever stop, gotta run, gotta run, gotta run, gotta run, god damn it, he's a fast one, nowhere to hide, 'cause someone's always gonna find you, trying to breathe with everybody right behind you, scattering leaves to try and cover up my footprints, water ahead 'cause i can hear it in the distance, i'm running for the river, 'cause the river's running high, and there ain't no going back, they'll never catch me, i'm running for the river, you can ride, you can fly, you can tell 'em that you tried, but there ain't no going back, they'll never catch me, tell 'em that you tried, but you're never gonna catch me, water ahead 'cause i can hear it in the distance, water ahead 'cause i can hear it in the distance, water ahead 'cause i can hear it in the distance, water ahead 'cause i can hear it in the distance, i'm running for the river, 'cause the river's running high, and there ain't no going back, they'll never catch me, i'm running for the river, you can ride, you can fly, you can tell 'em that you tried, but there ain't no going back, they'll never catch me, they'll never catch me, never gonna catch me, never gonna catch me, they'll never catch me