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Artist: Melanie Safka
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Rites Of Passage (River Bottom)
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Rites Of Passage (River Bottom)
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River bottom is uncertain
River rocks that can't be seen
Bow to everything that's sure
Like the boats that drown in the deep
Boats that drown in the deep
River bottom is uncertain
But I will find a tawdry beach
And I'll laugh at the ship that brought me here
And look to the sea that I'll drown to reach
Drown to reach
Drown to reach
mm mm mmm, nah da, da-da-da
da, da, da-dum, da-dum, da dum, da dum
River bottom is uncertain
But I will find a sandy beach
And I'll laugh at the ship that brought me in
And look to the sea that I'll drown to reach
Drown to reach
Drown to reach
Drown to reach
mm mmm
mm mmm
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