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A Different Kind of Truth
Big River

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Big River

Release date: 7th February 2012

From A Different Kind of Truth

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About This Track

"Big River" is a track by Van Halen, from the album A Different Kind of Truth, released 7th February 2012. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Van Halen

Van Halen

Lyrics

Big River

Wind at my back

Face in the sun

All my big ideas done

Big river

Rollin’

Listen to a sea shell

You can hear the sea

Listen to a beer glass

That river belongs to me

Big river

Rollin’

There’s a river runs here

When it rains we flood

Co-op City first 3 floors

Of Charles River mud

Big river

Rollin’

Oh, yeah!

Big river

Rollin’

Oh, yeah!

Land’s edge

Where the East begins

The debris meets the sea

When the tide comes in

Oh, look out!

Look both ways now

[solo 1]

Big river

Rollin’

Oh, yeah!

Big river

Rollin’

Oh, yeah!

Big river

Big river

Oh, yeah!

[solo 2]

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Track details

From A Different Kind of Truth

2012

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Album

A Different Kind of Truth

Release year

2012

—As Is
—Beats Workin'
—China Town
—Bullethead
—Big River
—Blood and Fire
—Honeybabysweetiedoll
—Outta Space
—She's the Woman
—The Trouble with Never
—You and Your Blues

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Wolfgang Van Halen
Producer: John Shanks, Van Halen