When there's trouble on your mind
And the reaper's close behind
No shelter you can find
From that desperate state of mind

When your life is on the line
And you're down to your last dime
When you're running out of time
There ain't no use in cryin'

In the arms of the river
I will lay it all down
In the arms of the river
I'm weightless now

When the water's on the rise
But they leave you high and dry
When they want to tell you why
Don't you listen to those lies

In the arms of the river
I will lay it all down
In the arms of the river
I'm weightless now

Surrender to the flood now
Surrender to the flood now
Surrender to the flood now, yeah
(In the arms of the river)
Surrender to the flood now
(In the arms of the river)
Surrender to the flood now
(In the arms of the river)
Surrender to the flood now
(In the arms of the river)
(In the arms of the river)