THE RIVER
(Steve Gillette and Charles John Quarto)

I've seen the paddlewheelers
Rollin' south on a summers day
I've seen lovers at the guardrails
With stars in their lemonade

And I've heard the hoboes gather
Heard their banjos grace the glade
Heard them sing about the river
Called it the lazy man's parade

Sing me that song about the river, green goin' away
I always did feel like a drifter, about this time of day
Last night I stood by the highway
Pretended I was on my way
You know a hundred thousand headlights
Couldn't match the milky way
And when the moonlight touches the water
Surely something touches me
And I go reaching for the river
Like it,s reaching for the sea

Sing me that song about the river, green goin' away
You know I always did feel like a drifter
'Bout this time of day
Some things go on forever
The truth don't ever stray
The wind may brush the water
But the river holds her sway
Sing me that song about the river, green, goin' away
I always did feel like a drifter, 'bout this time of day

Sing me that song about the river, green goin away
You know I always did feel like a drifter
'Bout this time of day
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