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Bill Callahan – Rock Bottom Riser (Live) (2010) | Track profile | Dork

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Bill Callahan
Rough Travel For A Rare Thing
Rock Bottom Riser (Live)

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Rock Bottom Riser (Live)

Release date: 23rd March 2010

From Rough Travel For A Rare Thing

Track 8

7:10

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About This Track

"Rock Bottom Riser (Live)" is a track by Bill Callahan, from the album Rough Travel For A Rare Thing, released 23rd March 2010. The track is 7:10 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Bill Callahan

Bill Callahan

Lyrics

Rock Bottom Riser (Live)

I love my mother
I love my father
I love my sisters too

I bought this guitar
To pledge my love
To pledge my love to you

I am a rock
Bottom riser
And I owe it all to you
I am a rock
Bottom riser
And I owe it all to you

I saw a gold ring
At the bottom of the river
Glinting
At my foolish heart
Oh my foolish heart
Had to go diving
Diving diving
Into the murk

And from the bottom of the river
I looked up for the sun
Which had shattered in the water
And the pieces were raining down
Like gold rings
That passed through my hands
As I thrashed and grabbed
I started rising rising

I left my mother
I left my father
Left my sisters too
Left them standing on the banks
And they pulled me out
Of this mighty mighty river

I am a rock
Bottom riser
And I owe it all to you
I am a rock
Bottom riser
And I owe it all to you

I love my mother
I love my father
I love my sisters too

I bought this guitar
To pledge my love
To pledge my love to you

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From Rough Travel For A Rare Thing

7:102010

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Album

Rough Travel For A Rare Thing

23rd March 2010

Track number

8

Release year

2010

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4Held (Live)

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5Say Valley Maker (Live)

6In the Pines (Live)

7Cold-Blooded Old Times (Live)

8Rock Bottom Riser (Live)

7:10

9Let Me See the Colts (Live)

10The Well (Live)

11Bathysphere (Live)

—Our Anniversary