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The River Man (With Brandi Carlile)

Elton John

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The River Man (With Brandi Carlile)

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Ooh, ooh, ooh, oohAll the weekend warriors touching downLeaving a black stain on the sacred groundReady and willing to feel wildEven the traffic sings in tune and perfect timeBet you're feeling the wind is at your backPushing the train to jump the trackRacing the night line, never slowing down[Chorus: Elton John & Brandi Carlile]They all roll downtown where the water goesSinging nobody knows what the weather knowsYou had a good long run like the river man doneTry to wear it like a hard livin' son of a gunI guess nobody told you how it goesWho knows what the river man knows?Ooh, ooh, ooh, oohAll of the drifters sleeping inThе river man ties his shoes, hе's clocking inThe swingers and tough guys leave when the bell ringsSunday's the high tide and all the line are frayingYou can pull up a chair and wear your beadsDance in moonlit Fleur-de-LisAnd curse the morning while the rivers singThey all roll downtown where the water goesSinging nobody knows what the weather knowsYou had a good long run like the river man doneTry to wear it like a hard livin' son of a gunI guess nobody told you how it goesWho knows what the river man knows?All the weekend warriors touching downLeaving a black stain on the sacred ground(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)Ready and willing to feel wildEven the traffic sings in tune and perfect timeThey all roll downtown where the water goesSinging nobody knows what the weather knowsYou had a good long run like the river man doneTry to wear it like a hard livin' son of a gunI guess nobody told you how it goesWho knows what the river man knows?(Knows, knows, knows, knows)KnowsWho knows what the river man knowsKnows, knows, knows, knows

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