Amsterdam

I've been to the pit where the devil lives

And I crawled my way out

I blamed everybody 'cept for myself

And then I learned to ask for help

That was the start

Then a nice man in a clean white jacket

Gave me a couple pills

But I knew damn well that they weren't gonna cure

My troubles or my ills

But lord I tried

I was sitting on a stool in Amsterdam

Across the bar from a dark haired man

Knowing damn well that it wasn't you

And only I was gonna see this through

When I started drinking again

It's a long walk

To the river

But you know when you gotta go

Yea you know that you know

When you gotta go

It's a long walk

To the river

But you know when you gotta go

Yea you know that you know

When you gotta go

I've been waiting here for you

I've been waiting here for you

He was sitting cross legged in the middle of the alley

With everything he owned

The door was locked and the note said

He can't live here anymore

And that was the start

Then his sister found a needle that was tucked away

In a downstairs room where she let him stay

She never said a word she was too afraid

Just too young to know what to say

Oh lord, lord they tried

It's a long walk

To the river

But you know when you gotta go

Yea you know that you know

When you gotta go

It's a long walk

To the river

But you know when you gotta go

Yea you know that you know

When you gotta go

I've been waiting here for you

I've been waiting here for you

I've been waiting here for you

Now the river doesn't have to be a sacred place

No it's not for a chosen few

Sometimes you gotta forgive yourself

Before you can forgive anybody else

It's a long walk

To the river

But you know when you gotta go

Yea you know that you know

When you gotta go

It's a long walk

To the river

But you know when you gotta go

Yea you know that you know

When you gotta go

I've been waiting here for you

I've been waiting here for you

I've been waiting here for you

I've been waiting here for you