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Artist: Dire Straits
Canonical path: /dire-straits/ride-across-the-river
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Ride Across The River
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Ride Across The River
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I\'m a soldier of freedom in the army of man
We are the chosen, we\'re the partisan
The cause it is noble and the cause it is just
We are ready to pay with our lives if we must
Gonna ride across the river deep and wide
Ride across the river to the other side
I\'m a soldier of fortune, I\'m a dog of war
And we don\'t give a damn who the killing is for
It\'s the same old story with a different name
Death or glory, it\'s the killing game
Gonna ride across the river deep and wide
Ride across the river to the other side
Nothing gonna stop them as the day follows the night
Right becomes wrong, the left becomes the right
And they sing as they march with their flags unfurled
Today in the mountains, tomorrow the world
Gonna ride across the river deep and wide
Ride across the river to the other side
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