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Yellow River by R.E.M.

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R.E.M.

Yellow River

Release date: 8th December 2014

From Complete Rarities: Warner Bros. 1988–2011
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"Yellow River" is a track by R.E.M., from the album Complete Rarities: Warner Bros. 1988–2011, released 8th December 2014. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about R.E.M..

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Lyrics

Yellow River

So long boy, you can take my place

Got my papers, I've got my pay

So pack my bags and I'll be on my way

To Yellow River

Put my gun down, the war is won

Fill my glass high, the time has come

I'm going back to the place that I love

Yellow River

Yellow River, Yellow River

Is in my mind and in my eyes

Yellow River, Yellow River

Is in my blood, it's the place I love

Got no time for explanations, got no time to lose

Tomorrow night you'll find me sleeping underneath the moon

At Yellow River

Cannon fire lingers in my mind

I'm so glad I'm still alive

And I've been gone for such a long time

From Yellow River

I remember the nights were cool

I can still see the water pool

And I remember the girl that I knew

From Yellow River

Yellow River, Yellow River

Is in my mind and in my eyes

Yellow River, Yellow River

Is in my blood, it's the place I love

Got no time for explanations, got no time to lose

Tomorrow night you'll find me sleeping underneath the moon

At Yellow River

Yellow River, Yellow River

Is in my mind and in my eyes

Yellow River, Yellow River

Is in my blood, it's the place I love

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From Complete Rarities: Warner Bros. 1988–2011

2014
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Complete Rarities: Warner Bros. 1988–2011
Complete Rarities: Warner Bros. 1988–2011
R.E.M.
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2014
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  4. —Funtime
  5. —Tricycle
  6. —Memphis Train Blues
  7. —165 Hillcrest
  8. —Adagio (Unused Tune)
  9. —Airliner
  10. —Redhead Walking
  11. —Arms of Love
  12. —Rotary Eleven
  13. —Drive (Live, 1994)
  14. —Dark Globe
  15. —Horse to Water (Live in Vancouver)
  16. —These Days (Live in Toronto, September 30, 2003)
  17. —Emphysema
  18. —Yellow River
  19. —Undertow (Live / Atlanta, GA / 11/18/1995)
  20. —Living Well Jesus Dog
  21. —Skin Tight
  22. —Funtime (Live in Athens, 1992)
  23. —(Don't Go Back to) Rockville (Live in Oslo NRK P1 National Radio, October 25, 2003)
  24. —New Test Leper (Live Acoustic / Seattle, WA / 4/19/1995)
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  27. —Indian Summer
  28. —King of Comedy (808 State Remix)
  29. —Losing My Religion - Live in Dublin / 2005
  30. —Living Well is the Best Revenge (Live from London)
  31. —Mandolin Strum
  32. —Man On the Moon (Live from London)
  33. —Man-Sized Wreath (Live from London)
  34. —Shiny Happy People (Pop Mix)
  35. —Shiny Happy People (Dance to the Music Mix)
  36. —Wanderlust (Live in Santa Barbara, CA, 2004)
  37. —Shiny Happy People (Hip Mix)
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  41. —Mr. Richards (Live in Vancouver)
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  46. —Orange Crush (Instrumental)
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