Drank Like a River
Rivers of Sorrow: Unraveling Love's Undoing
Lyrics
Well he was nearly died
He was very close to death
When he returned to the town where he'd come from
He came back to his hometown
He's brown-bagging it tonight behind some tavern
He's drinking from a brown paper bag near a tavern
Somebody wrecked his life
Someone caused a significant negative impact on his life
And I'll bet you it was his darling
It's likely his beloved who caused the damage
Somebody wrecked his life
Same as line 4: Someone caused a significant negative impact on his life
And I'll bet you it was his darling
Same as line 5: It's likely his beloved who caused the damage
So he drank like a river when the wedding bells rang
He drank excessively when there were wedding bells, possibly reminding him of lost love
Watched from the steeple as the choir girls sang
He observed the wedding ceremony from a vantage point, where choir girls were singing
Died in the gutter on his feet and his hands
He died in a degraded state, possibly due to excessive drinking
Same hands that once touched her face
He used to touch his beloved's face with the same hands
Well he was nearly died
Same as line 1: He was very close to death
When he returned to the town he'd come from
Same as line 2: He returned to his hometown
He's hanging out drinking beer with his brother-in-law
He's spending time drinking beer with his brother-in-law
He was a drinker at night
He had a habit of drinking at night
And in the morning he was unnerving
In the morning, his behavior was unsettling or disturbing
He was a drinker for a time
He drank for a while after losing his beloved
The day that he lost his darling
He lost his beloved on this particular day
So he drank like a river when the wedding bells rang
Same as line 8: He drank excessively when there were wedding bells
Watched from the steeple as the choir girls sang
Same as line 9: He observed the wedding ceremony with choir girls singing
Died in the gutter on his feet and his hands
Same as line 10: He died in a degraded state, possibly due to excessive drinking
Same hands that once touched her face
Same as line 11: He used to touch his beloved's face with the same hands
So he drank like a river when the wedding bells rang
Same as line 8: He drank excessively when there were wedding bells
Watched from the steeple as the choir girls sang
Same as line 9: He observed the wedding ceremony with choir girls singing
Died in the gutter on his feet and his hands
Same as line 10: He died in a degraded state, possibly due to excessive drinking
Same hands that once touched her face
Same as line 11: He used to touch his beloved's face with the same hands
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