Intro: Verso 1: I keep on runnin' baby I keep on runnin But I just can't hide No, I just can't hide I keep on hurtin baby I keep on hurtin so deep inside So deep inside Lord I need your smile Child like the one I once knew Made my grass green And my skies blue Lord was a time when 2 was 1 Tell me now girl Where've all the good times gone Cry me a river Wash my blues all away Cry me a river Girl you is my riverboat Take me away Verso 2: I's reachin' out my hand Won't ya please help me to my feet once again Oh, once again Tears fallin' like rain Lord it's a time When everybody needs a friend Girl where've you been Lord I need your smile Child like the one I once knew Made my grass green And my skies blue Lord was a time when 2 was 1 Tell me now girl Where've all the good times gone Cry me a river Wash my blues all away Cry me a river Girl you is my riverboat Take me away Cry me a river Wash my blues all away Cry me a river Lord Wash my blues all away Cry me a river Wash my blues all away I'm gonna Cry me a river Girl you is my riverboat Take me away