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A song about the river of life and the onward journey downstream. Watch out for the weirs.

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DEAR OLD RIVER

Dear old river
Won't you take me to the sea
I've been drifting
I'm just waiting for the breeze

In the valley you're the highway
You're the only real escape
Old man river won't you
Just carry me home

To roam, to flow, to roam
'Cos I'm only drifting here

Hey Mrs Chew you've been comforting me
I've walked these ways for so long
I could get there in my sleep
If I'm lost I'm only leaving
I'll come back around
'Cos I know too much
To let you down

To roam, to flow, to roam
'Cos I'm only drifting here

Oh I should know that
Nothing flows upstream
So take me to the waterside
Oh don't you know that?
Nothing goes unseen
So take me to the other side
I'm loving the life I live

Dear old river
Won't you carry me home
Take my bones and place me
Where the wild things roam

I've been walking through your valley
You've been pushing me on
But I'll be standing on a hill
Looking down one day

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from Borrowing Power From The Mill, released February 20, 2024
Written, performed, recorded and mixed by Jason Allen, October 2023 to February 2024. Made in Somerset.

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Jason Allen England, UK

Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist hailing from Somerset, England. Jason has written and self-recorded multiple solo albums and EPs, the most recent of which (February 2024) is called Borrowing Power From The Mill.

More information can be found at www.jasonallen.co.uk
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