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Artist: Hunter G. K. Thompson
Canonical path: /hunter-g-k-thompson/the-river
Related lyric paths: 6
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The River
Read The River lyrics by Hunter G. K. Thompson on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The River
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I was born
I was born
The river she had me
They sent me to war
How will we die
How will we die
The river she raised me
Just lay me in the water
There's thieves in the night
I’ll be born again
I'll be born again
Open your eyes
Open your eyes
The river she sees me
We’ve wasted this life
Tall stands the Sun
Tall stands my love
The river she slayed
She bathed me in blood
I'll be born again
I'll be born again
When I’m gone
When I’m gone
When I'm gone
When I’m gone
This is not the end
When I'm gone
Remember what I said
When I’m gone
I'll be born again
When I’m gone
Her streams will guide me back
When I'm gone
Just lay me in the water
When I'm gone
Just give me to my mother
When I’m gone
Just lay me in the water
When I’m gone
Just give me to my mother
When I'm gone
I was born
I was born
The river she had me
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Hunter G. K. Thompson performs "The River", and this lyric page sits inside the Hunter G. K. Thompson catalog on LyroVerse.
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