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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
R.E.M.
R.E.M.
Performer
Don Gehman
Don Gehman
Recorder
Greg Edward
Greg Edward
Recorder
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bill Berry
Bill Berry
Songwriter
Peter Buck
Peter Buck
Composer
Michael Stipe
Michael Stipe
Composer
Mike Mills
Mike Mills
Composer
William T. Berry
William T. Berry
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Don Gehman
Don Gehman
Producer
Greg Edward
Greg Edward
Mixing Engineer
Robert Vosgien
Robert Vosgien
Mastering Engineer
Ross Hogarth
Ross Hogarth
Engineer
Rick Fetig
Rick Fetig
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jim Dineen
Jim Dineen
Assistant Recording Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Stan Katayama
Stan Katayama
Assistant Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Let's put our heads together
And start a new country up
Our father's father's father tried
Erased the parts he didn't like
Let's try to fill it in
Bank the quarry river, swim
We knee-skinned it, you and me
We knee-skinned that river red
[Verse 2]
This is where we walked
This is where we swam
Take a picture here
Take a souvenir
[Verse 3]
This land is the land of ours
This river runs red over it
We knee-skinned it, you and me
We knee-skinned that river red
[Verse 4]
We gathered up our friends
Bank the quarry river, swim
We knee-skinned it, you and me
Up underneath the river bed
[Verse 5]
This is where we walked
This is where we swam
Take a picture here
Take a souvenir
[Verse 6]
Cuyahoga
Cuyahoga, gone
[Verse 7]
Let's put our heads together
And start a new country up
Up underneath the river bed
We'll burn the river down
[Verse 8]
This is where they walked, swam
Hunted, danced and sang
Take a picture here
Take a souvenir
[Verse 9]
Cuyahoga
Cuyahoga, gone
[Verse 10]
Rewrite the book and rule the pages
Saving face, secured in faith
Bury, burn the waste behind you
[Verse 11]
This land is the land of ours
This river runs red over it
We are not your allies
We cannot defend
[Verse 12]
This is where they walked
This is where they swam
Take a picture here
Take a souvenir
[Verse 13]
Cuyahoga
Cuyahoga, gone
[Verse 14]
Cuyahoga
Cuyahoga, gone
Written by: John Michael Stipe, Michael Edward Mills, Peter Lawrence Buck, William Thomas Berry
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