The Riverboat Song

Album: Moseley Shoals (1996)
Charted: 15
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  • I see double up ahead
    Where the riverboat swayed beneath the sun
    Is where the river runs red
    Like a King who stalks the wings and shoots a dove
    And frees an eagle instead
    It's more or less the same as the things that you said

    I see trouble up the road
    Like the things you found in love are by the way
    And like to cheat on your soul
    Like the best and worst of thoughts that lose control
    Before you lie on your bed

    It's more or less the same as the things that you said
    Anyway for all the things you know tell me why does the river not flow
    Anyway for all the things you said tell me why does the river run red
    Anyway for all the things you've seen tell me when will the river run green
    And anyway for all the things you know tell me why does the river not flow

    It's more or less the things you fail to say in your way that's your trouble
    Like a King who stalks the wings and shoots the moon and the stars
    And his double
    It's more or less the same as the things that you said
    Anyway for all the things you know tell me why does the river not flow
    Anyway for all the things you said tell me why does the river run red
    Anyway for all the things you've seen tell me when will the river run green
    And anyway for all the things you know tell me why does the river not flow

    I see trouble up ahead
    Where the river boat swayed beneath the sun
    Is where the river runs red
    I see double, that's my trouble Writer/s: DAMON MINCHELLA, OSCAR LLOYD HARRISON, SIMON FOWLER, STEPHEN CRADOCK
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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