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River Lyrics by Bill Staines

The First Million Miles

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[Verse 1]
I was born in the path of the winter wind
I was raised where the mountains are old
Their springtime waters came dancing down
And I remember the tales they told

[Verse 2]
The whistling ways of my younger days
Too quickly have faded on by
But all of their memories linger on
Like the light in a fading sky

[Chorus]
River, take me along
In your sunshine, sing me a song
Ever moving, and winding and free;
You rolling old river, you changing old river
Let's you and me, river, run down to the sea

[Verse 3]
I've been to the city and back again
I've been moved by some things that I've learned;
Met a lot of good people and I?e called them friends

[Verse 4]
Felt the change when the seasons turned
I've heard all the songs that the children sing
And listened to love's melodies;
I've felt my own music within me rise
Like the wind in the autumn trees

[Chorus]
River, take me along
In your sunshine, sing me a song
Ever moving, and winding and free;
You rolling old river, you changing old river
Let's you and me, river, run down to the sea

[Verse 5]
Someday when the flowers are blooming still
Someday when the grass is still green
My rolling waters will round the bend
And flow into the open sea
[Verse 6]
So here's to the rainbow that's followed me here
And here's to the friends that I know;
And here's to the song that's within me now
I will sing it where'er I go

[Chorus]
River, take me along
In your sunshine, sing me a song
Ever moving, and winding and free;
You rolling old river, you changing old river
Let's you and me, river, run down to the sea
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Bill Staines

Bill Staines

About “River” by Bill Staines

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"River" is credited to Bill Staines. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"River" appears on "The First Million Miles".

Visit the Bill Staines artist page at /artist/bill-staines for biography, popular tracks, and links to more lyric pages.

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