"Wide River To Cross" lyrics - MAVIS STAPLES & LEVON HELM

There's a sorrow in the wind
Blowing down the road I've been
I can hear it cry while shadows steal the sun
But I cannot look back now
I've come too far to turn around
And there's still a race ahead that I must run

I'm only halfway home
I've gotta journey on
To where I'll find, find the things I have lost
I've come a long, long road
But still have got some miles to go
I've got a wide, a wide river to cross

I have stumbled, I have strayed
You can trace the tracks I made
All across the memories my heart recalls
But I'm still a refugee
Won't you say a prayer for me?
'Cause sometimes even the strongest soldier falls

I'm only halfway home
I've gotta journey on
To where I'll find, I'll find the things I have lost
I've come a long, long road
But still I've got some miles to go
I've got a wide, a wide river to cross

I'm only halfway home
I've gotta journey on
To where I'll find, I'll find the things that I have lost
I've come a long, long road
But still I've got some miles to go
I've got a wide, a wide river to cross

I've got a wide, a wide river to cross
I've got a wide, a wide river to cross