Discover the story of the song > Away Down The River – Alison Krauss

In this song, the protagonist is telling her partner not to cry because they will see each other again. She explains that she is going away down the river, about a hundred miles or more, to the other side called Jordan. She says that she will be waiting there with all the people who have passed away before. The pictures on the wall are there to help her partner remember the good times they had together, not to make them sad. When it's time for her partner to leave this world, they will feel the mountain breeze and the snow will carry them to her on the other side of the river.