Down This River

Expressing determination to continue a journey down a metaphorical river of life.

Referring to a betrayal by a person who will be the companion on this journey.

Highlighting the narrator's awareness of the betrayal while the betrayer is unaware of this knowledge.

Acknowledging the impact of the betrayal on the narrator.

Reiteration of the determination to continue the journey with the betrayer.

Asserting the narrator's ability to act similarly to the betrayer.

Stating the narrator's capability to respond in kind to the betrayal.

Continuing the journey down the river, reflecting on memories.

Recalling past events and experiences.

Emphasizing the betrayer's lack of awareness regarding the narrator's knowledge.

Drawing a parallel to the narrator's ignorance when seeking mentorship.

Dialogue recounting a friend seeking advice on relationship issues.

I don't know what's going on

Can you talk to her man?

And find out where things went wrong?

I've done everything I can to try

To make the girl content

I even bought the perfume she wanted

That has a special scent

The one that smells like mint, I

Even got her lipstick too

Her favorite shade of blue, dude

What do I gotta do?" he said

"I got you bro, don't you

Worry, I'm your best pal

I'd take a bullet for you

Man I hope you work things out

But for now I gotta go

I'll make sure to give her a call

Let's go hang out later bro and

We can talk about it all"

Describing the friend's deceit revealed through physical evidence (blue neck, mint scent).

He gave me a hug and laughed

And said she was just fine

But he turned around

And there was blue on his neck

And he smelled like mints

And now he's going in the ground

Reiterating the determination to continue the journey despite the betrayal.

With a man who stabbed me in the back

But he don't know I know

What he's done to me

And we'll ride on down this river

He ain't the only one who knows how to act

I can do it too and you best believe

Planning to confront the betrayer during a fishing trip.

And I knew he had to go

I said hey man the fish are biting

Go grab some poles

I'll get mine out the camper

And then I'll meet you on the boat

I grabbed my gun from the mattress

And tucked it to my side to stow

Continuing the journey, reflecting on shared secrets and the impending confrontation.

To his favorite fishing hole

The one he showed me months ago

The one that nobody knows

He really likes to keep secrets

Well I've got one of my own

2 of us are on this boat

But only 1 is going home

Revealing the narrator's intention to seek revenge, leading to a dramatic confrontation.

To my friend and I said

"I've got a secret man

Can you keep it until the very end" he said

I got you man

What kind of secrets are on your mind?

I said i want to shoot you dead

For messing with my future wife

And he tried to deny

But I reached to my side and grab my nine

And pull back the side

I aim it high right between his eyes

And said "two can keep a secret

But one of them has to die (pow) "

Final reaffirmation of the narrator's capability to act in response to betrayal.

With a man who stabbed me in the back

But he don't know I know

What he's done to me

And we'll ride on down this river

He ain't the only one who knows how to act

I can do it too and you best believe