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River Lyrics by Roberta Flack

Killing Me Softly

1973

[Verse 1]
There's a river somewhere
That flows through the lives of everyone
And it flows through the valleys and the mountains and the meadows of time
There's a star in the sky
That brightens the lives of everyone
I know it brightens the valleys and the mountains and the meadows of time, yes, it do

[Refrain]
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)

[Verse 2]
There's a voice from the past
Speaks through the lives of everyone (Yes, it do, yeah)
I know it speaks through the valleys and the mountains and the meadows of time, yes, it do (Yes, it do, yeah)
There's a smile in your eye
Brightens the lives of everyone (Yes, it do, yeah)
I know it brightens the valleys and the mountains and the meadows of time, yes, it do (Yes, it do, yeah)

[Refrain]
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Ah, yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)

[Verse 3]
There's a short song of love
Sings through the lives of everyone, yeah, yeah
And it sings through the valleys and the mountains and the meadows of time, yes, it do (Yes, it do), oh yeah (Yeah)
There's a sweet song of love that sings through the lives of everyone (Yes, it do), yeah (Yeah)
I know it sings through the valleys and the mountains and the meadows of time, oh yeah (Yes, it do, yeah)

[Refrain]
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do, y'all (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)

[Verse 4]
There's a river somewhere
Flows through the lives of everyone, oh yeah
I know it flows through the valleys and the mountains and the meadows of time, yeah, yeah (Yes, it do, yeah)
There's a sweet song of love
That sweetens the lives of everyone, (Yes, it do) yeah (Yeah)
And it sweetens the valleys and the mountains and the meadows of time, yes, it do, yeah (Yes, it do, yeah)

[Refrain]
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Oh, yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do (Yes, it do)
Yes, it do
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Roberta Flack

Roberta Flack

About “River” by Roberta Flack

Read the complete lyrics to "River" by Roberta Flack from the album "Killing Me Softly" in 1973. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Cover, Folk, Folk Pop.

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

"River" appears on "Killing Me Softly" in 1973.

Visit the Roberta Flack artist page at /artist/roberta-flack for biography, popular tracks, and links to more lyric pages.

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