The River
On my to do list for the month of april
why are there so many songs about rivers
so many artists have written about them
that it just gives me the shivers
The Boss well he wrote the best song
how he always did as his daddy had done
then one summer he got Mary pregnant
no more river no more fun in the sun
Nineteen years of age not a boy anymore
he pondered on life and what was next to do
was there any truth or hope and
Was a dream just a lie that didn't come true
Olivia asked her love to take a little walk
a trip that ended in a deed so low
her reluctant lover said 'No' to marriage
down by the banks of the ohio
David Byrne spoke of something you hope
never will happen to your daughter
He belted out a soulful tune as he begged
to just be dropped into the water
John Foggerty left a good job in the city
too many promises that didn't deliver
Proud Mary took up the slack
he's forever rollin now on the river
Willie Nelson sang about a big flowing river
making him feel so lonesome he could cry
for his lady loved that river so much
that it made him wanna lay down an die
Garth Brooks said rivers are like dreams
their currents like our feelings are strong
he pondered on lost love and changes
on how rivers are always move on
Troy Casser Daly told a tale from his youth
how he was once just a “river boy”
selling his fish, falling in love with a girl
that today still brings him much joy
Missy Higgins sang a tale of tragic love
it was like a river full of such sorrow
the tide moves on and leaves you cold
filled with only darkness for tomorrow
Jimmy and Mark caught a tram car to the quay
to a river that once was filled with gold
that's what it was to two boys playing together
when they were just ten years old
Tina said the mountain can never be to high
nor the river ever too deep
Ike told her to do whatever he wanted
Tina proved Ike, was just a creep
Neil Young sang a sad and lonesome tale
about how much he has bled
since the night down at the riverside
when he shot his baby dead
Over in Egypt where the pyramids were built
kings and queens wore a golden crown
Boney M captured a rhythmical fantasy
while they told us where they sat down
Nick and Kylie were great together
sang a song that you may well not know
it was such a sweet murderous ballad
set down where the wild roses grow
June and Johnny were in true love forever
as they sang of always holdings hands
they dreamt of an eternity together
drawing on Jordan's golden sands
Outback in our beautiful western Queensland
where rivers can run so so dry
the Diamantina inspires songs from legends
Redgum, Slim and Banjo all gave it a try
Rivers bring life and hope for the future
Even when they are cracked dry and dead
Rain can bring them back to life
We can think to good times ahead
There's The Yangtze The Nile The Ganges
The Mississippi Chattahoochee and The Amazon
The Murray, Darling and The Snowy
and the Nerang River I've spent much time on
COPYRIGHT POETRY IN PARADISE 21/04/2013.
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