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River, you heard my first cry as a baby
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And, like my Mom, you sang me lullabies
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You knew my fishing pole
     D            G
When I was eight years old
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And, river, you never told me lies
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(chorus) River, I can see you from my window
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Your muddy water makes me feel alone
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River, you keep flowing
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Like you know just where you're going
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But, river, will you ever take me home

River, I'm not proud of what I've done
Somehow my fishing pole became a gun
Through these prison bars I see
That you're still running free
But, river, I've got no place to run