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Artist: John Hiatt
Canonical path: /john-hiatt/the-river-knows-your-name
Related lyric paths: 6
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The River Knows Your Name
Read The River Knows Your Name lyrics by John Hiatt on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The River Knows Your Name
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Oh the river knows your name
And your tears falling like the rain
All around you suffering and pain
Oh the river knows your name
And the river hears you cry
As the lightning cracks the open sky
As your Momma sings a lullaby
Oh the river she knows why
Let the river wash you down
Beneath the surface with a rushing sound
Like a freight train passing through a town
Let the river wash you down
Let the river take away
All the words you and I could never say
In the silence Darling let us pray
Let the river take it all away
Oh the river she knows your name
From the Brazos to the Wabash to the Seine
No two journeys are ever quite the same
But the river knows your name
Oh the river knows your name
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John Hiatt performs "The River Knows Your Name", and this lyric page sits inside the John Hiatt catalog on LyroVerse.
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