The River and the Rain

[Verse] Washed in the river Down by the holler In the church, on the creek Where I was raised [Verse 2] Coal on my hands And the smell on my collar Where my granddaddy worked Till the end of his days [Chorus] Faith, hard work, love, and regret A Bible in the front seat of a Chevy Chevette There's a man with a mission And a girl in a dress And the river and the rain They wash away the rest [Verse 3] Life is a highway And there's curves in the road And love is a fire That the good Lord stokes [Verse 4] A choir in the back pew Sings like an angel It's hard to be lonesome With a hand that you hold [Chorus] Faith, hard work, love, and regret A Bible in the front seat of a Chevy Chevette There's a man with a mission And a girl in a dress And the river and the rain They wash away the rest [Bridge] Goin' down to the water Take me down to the water Oh, the river and the rain They wash away the rest Goin' down to the water Take me down to the water [Chorus] Faith, hard work, love, and regret A Bible in the front seat of a Chevy Chevette There's a man with a mission And a girl in a dress And the river and the rain They wash away the rest