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River Rat Lyrics by Van Wagner

2016

Raised up from the river mud
River rat running in his blood
One thing that was understood
River rats are up to no good
As sure as the river flows
It’s something everybody knows
The kids from across the tracks
Everyone of them a river rat
They learn to swim by the river shore
Cut off jeans and not much more
The lucky ones have a boat
It gets them where they need to go
The old men remember times
When eels wеre caught on fishing lines
Now the fish don’t bitе so well
Now they’re only catching hell
Kids down town with nothing to do
You can guess what all that leads to
Idle hands bring you down
When there’s nothing to do in your town
Told more than he can count
A river rat will never amount
Written off before age 10
But nobody checked with him
He’s got dreams of bigger things
A Mind that thinks a heart that sings
A river rat, that’s for sure
But this one’s gonna change the World
Credits
Van Wagner

Van Wagner

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