I stood on a bridge near a fork in the river

And thought to myself as the water rolled by

Where is it from and where is it going

And how it's just like the blood of our lives

 

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River Oh River you still tend to take me

To the place in my heart where my soul needs to go

River Oh River you still tend to take me

To the place in my heart where the river can grow

 

I've traveled these mountains, I've walked through the valleys

I've taken a song wherever I go

I've listened by many and swam in the others

And then there is this one that just kissed my soul

 

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I've slept on your shoulders and some I've gone over

I've rested my eyes and drifted away

You've lifted my spirit and taken my sorrows

You run like the blood that runs through m veins

 

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For me you are there and therefore I am with you

The rest of my life I will spend by your side

I'll tend to your waters, I'll pat on your shoulders

And help you dear river to never go dry

 

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Whenever I wander with God up in Heaven

I'll sing with the angels your very own song

I'm sure you will hear us and so many others

New blood of our children where the river runs strong

 

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RIVER OH RIVER

Written by Pete Kartsounes June 2, 2005