Lyrics

The air was still and calm that night in December
People shuffling round town
Drunken fools and workin girls
Were chilled and wanted warming
A little cash would go a long long way
A choir of army sisters prayed mercy on our souls
The night would end for some young man
Shot down in the road

Chorus
And the blood flowed like a river
No rain to wash that sin away
And the blood flowed like a river
That boy ain't comin home today no no

She keeps a candle burnin bright by the window
Memories scattered on the floor
Daddy calls to say how much
He really loves her
But he knows she's better of alone
She glances at the letter she's been holding in her hands
Swears that she'll be tough enough
To do the best she can oh

Chorus x 2

Like a river oh
And the blood flows like a river oh
Like a river
That boy ain't comin home