The song Rivertown by Hayes Carll is about finding redemption and washing away one's sins in a small town by the river. The narrator is a wanderer from Corsicana who has been living life recklessly. He has no attachment to material possessions and plans to leave this world as he entered it, clean. He sings about wanting to go to the Angilina river to wash away his sins and start anew. The river represents forgiveness and washing away all the mistakes that he has made in his life. He knows that time will eventually break him down, but he has come to the realization that he needs to find a place where he can call home. The narrator has a troubled past and has been carrying guilt for a long time. He finds solace in the small towns by the river, where the pace is slow and everything is forgiven if it washes away with the current. He encourages restless angels to not waste their love on him but to lay him down in a rivertown - a place where he can find peace and call it home. In summary, Rivertown is a song about a man seeking redemption and finding peace in a small town by the river. It's a story of a man who has finally come to terms with his mistakes and aims to start afresh where everything is washed away with the current.
