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The River Lyrics

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The River

From Build a Rocket Boys!2011

Written by Guy Garvey, Craig Potter, Guy Garvey, Mark Potter, Pete Turner, Richard Jupp

Produced by Craig Potter

Lyrics

The River

I walked through the river in kind of a dream Hand in hand, the all-knowing river and me To the clamour of rushes and deeply barren trees A drunk making blossom, the blush to be seen I told him my sorrows and broken-down dreams Confessed every lie, replayed every scene He openly wept as he listened to me And then, with the sun in the west, he showed me the sea

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

About this track

"The River" is a song by Elbow from the album Build a Rocket Boys!, released in 2011. The song was written by Guy Garvey, Craig Potter, Guy Garvey, Mark Potter, Pete Turner, Richard Jupp. It was produced by Craig Potter.

Elbow profile →Build a Rocket Boys! album →Track profile →

Track 8 of 15Polydor Records

Contributors

Halle Youth Choir— 4 credits as additional vocals →
Guy Garvey— 335 credits as songwriter & producer →
Pete Turner— 235 credits as songwriter & producer →
Richard Jupp— 176 credits as songwriter & producer →
Mark Potter— 233 credits as songwriter & producer →
Craig Potter— 360 credits as songwriter & producer →
Guy Garvey— 335 credits as songwriter & producer →

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