When St. Peter comes knocking

And says it's time for you to go

Do you think you're goin' to Heaven?

Or to Hell down below?

When you lay it on down, boy

Whacha think it's gonna be?

The river of justice gonna decide for you and me

I ain't superstitious

But I like to cover my back

Cause I know someday I gotta answer

For all the steps I've made along the track

For every heart I've shared a home with

For every one that's lived in mine

The river of justice gonna sort us out in due time

The losers and the winners all gotta swim

In the river of justice

The saints and the sinners all gotta swim

In the river of justice

It's sink or swim, sink or swim

That's the whole deal, boy, sink or swim

In the river of justice

In the river of justice

In the river of justice

Night time is descending

The Devil running free

And the temptations of the night time

Sometimes get the best of me

Ya know, I'm only human

And I don't think that's a crime

And the river of justice gonna sort us out in due time

The losers and the winners all gotta swim

In the river of justice

The saints and the sinners all gotta swim

In the river of justice

It's sink or swim, sink or swim

That's the whole deal, boy, sink or swim

In the river of justice

In the river of justice

In the river of justice

In the river of justice

In the river of justice

In the river of justice

In the river of justice

In the river of justice

In the river of justice

In the river of justice

In the river of justice

In the river of justice