To the River
To the River

John Mellencamp - To the River Lyrics

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Sep 7, 1993
73
To the River Music Video

To the River Lyrics

There are master and slaves
We are sunlight and shadow
All roads to the river
I am lost, I am saved
I'm beloved and betrayed
All roads to the river

And the river runs wide
And the river runs deep
And I spit in the eye
Of safe company
When I dive right down
To the undertow
Well, the deeper I drown
Lord, the higher I'll go

I am whispering dreams
I am howling revolutions
All roads to the river
I am Valentine sweet
And I live in this nightmare
All roads to the river

And the river runs wide
The river runs deep (runs deep)
And I spit in the eye
Of safe company
When I dive right down (right down)
To the undertow (undertow)
Well, the deeper I drown
Lord, the higher I'll go

This is nothing like we planned
That's the way it's always been
All roads to the river
I have hated and I have loved
I have prayed and I have sinned
All roads to the river

And the river runs wide
And the river runs deep (and the river runs deep)
And I spit in the eye
Safe company
When I dive right down (right down)
To the undertow (undertow)
Well, the deeper I drown
Lord, the higher I'll go

Writer(s): Janis Ian, John Mellencamp, Jonathan Vezner
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, DO WRITE MUSIC LLC
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind

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