Leon Bridges' song “River” is the tenth and final track to his 2015 album Coming Home.

In 2017, it was featured on the HBO show Big Little Lies. In the same year it was nominated for the Grammy award for Best Music Video.

In his songwriting, Bridges directly draws inspiration from the song “Take Me to the River” by Al Green:

“I wanna know
Won’t you tell me
Am I in love to stay?
Hey, hey
Take me to the river
And wash me down
Won’t you cleanse my soul
Put my feet on the ground”

This track perfectly embodies the spirit of Bridges' Neo-Soul musical direction at the time and calmly wraps up the album.