Dam That River

Album: Dirt (1992)
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  • Oh

    I broke you in the canyon
    I drowned you in the lake
    You stare at me so hollow
    Only thing I'd not embrace

    Oh, you couldn't dam that river
    And maybe I don't give a damn, anyway
    So you couldn't dam that river
    And it washed me so far away

    I pushed and then you stumbled
    I kicked you in the face
    You stare at me so hollow
    Got to keep that killin' pace

    Oh, you couldn't dam that river
    And maybe I don't give a damn, anyway
    So you couldn't dam that river
    And it washed me so far away, yeah

    I burned the place around you
    I hit you with a rake
    You piss upon my candle
    So proving you're a fake

    Oh, you couldn't dam that river
    And maybe I don't give a damn anyway
    So you couldn't dam that river
    And it washed me so far away Writer/s: Jerry Fulton Jr. Cantrell
    Publisher: CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 3

  • Taylor from Sydney, Australia This is the best Alice in Chains song on the best Alice in Chains Album. I've read that 'Dirt' inspired Billy Corgan with some of the heavier tracks on Siamese Dream, which just makes it that little bit better too!
  • Jeffrey Thomas from U.s.aThis is one of my favorite Alice In Chains tunes! Best played loud.
  • Layton from Paris, Txim the first to comment this haha. i love this song, dirt is the favorite album fron alice in chains. its also their heaviest
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