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Artist: Ben Sollee
Canonical path: /ben-sollee/panning-for-gold
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Panning For Gold
Read Panning For Gold lyrics by Ben Sollee on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Panning For Gold
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I saw God by the river
Panning for gold
I saw God by the river
Weary and old
He said; 'Son,
I used to know where I put things,
I used to know'
I saw God in the forest
Teaching Tai Chi to the trees
In the wind
And bowing to the seas
He said; 'Son,
I used to know where I put things,
I used to know'
I saw God on the mountain
Tearing at the sky
I saw God on the mountain
With tears in his eyes
He said; 'Son,
I used to know where I put things,
I used to know
I could have shown you all the beauty in the world
but now I need you to show me
Yes, show me'
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Ben Sollee performs "Panning For Gold", and this lyric page sits inside the Ben Sollee catalog on LyroVerse.
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