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Artist: 13th Floor Elevators
Canonical path: /13th-floor-elevators/down-by-the-river
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Down By The River
Read Down By The River lyrics by 13th Floor Elevators on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Down By The River
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Down on the river
Late in the evening
Watching the sun go down
Wind keeps blowing
Night time falling
I see the lights of town
If you could be mine
Be it for all time
Take it from me
You really should be here
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