Cowboy Junkies - Dragging Hooks lyrics

Can't lose the taste of this river mud Black water in my lungs They say you can't step in the same river twice Well I've been stepping in this river seems like most my life So sharpen up those dragging hooks Tie that sheep shank tight Cast into the river boys We're dragging for those lost years tonight There's a man whose lost his wife Said she'd be home by eight But that was well on three weeks ago Now he's walking those banks searching for clues to her fate See that girl she's lost her boy Flash flood stole him away Now she keeps a vigil on that suspension bridge Praying for that river to return him one day So sharpen up those dragging hooks Tie that clove hitch tight Cast into the river boys We're dragging for lost love tonight Can't lose the taste of this river mud Black water in my lungs They say even the weariest river in the end will find the sea But here among the cat tails all we discuss is breaking free So sharpen up those dragging hooks Tie that sheep shank tight Cast into the water boys We're dragging for lost souls tonight