Down River is a song about rejection and desire. It was influenced by the years 1972 to 1996. It’s a folk song.
Lyrics and tabs available, free for all…
C /b (or Em)
They say what I love has gotta change
C /b (or Em)
they say what you see will be erased
F Am
they say what I love has gotta change
F C
But I want it to say the same
F Am
and we’ll all, we’ll all be moving down river
They say what I love has gotta change
that every man is the sum of his deeds
but intentions never get judged
when the judicator harbors a grudge
and we’ll all be moving down river
they say you broke the heart of a dozen men
and that I didn’t even make the list
and it’s true you didn’t break me
but you sprained me pretty badly
and i just went retreating down river
I know the winds get hard at night
sometimes they blow too hard to sleep
I know the winds get hard at night
they can blow out a thousand points of light
and send them moving down river
Everything came on to fast
we were left behind by our own greed
and compassion never came too soon
we were cursed in lenin’s tomb
and our bodies sent adrift, down river
People can’t forget when they are lonely
when there’s only thought left to regrets
and sure I regret you
If I didn’t, I’d be a fool
rapidly drifting down river
I wish that I could walk you to school
and lift you over high water
No I wouldn’t let you get stained
by blood of the young and maimed
that flows so freely down river
