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PERFORMING ARTISTS
R.E.M.
R.E.M.
Performer
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
Emer Patten
Emer Patten
Producer

Lyrics

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
This is where we walked, this is where we swam
Take a picture here, take a souvenir
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
And we gathered up our friends, bank the quarry river, swim
We knee-skinned it you and me, underneath the river bed
This is where we walked, this is where we swam
Take a picture here, take a souvenir
Cuyahoga
Cuyahoga is gone
Let's put our heads together, start a new country up,
Underneath the river bed we burned the river down
This is where they walked, swam, hunted, danced and sang
Take a picture here, take a souvenir
Cuyahoga
Cuyahoga is gone
Rewrite the book and rule the pages
Saving face, secured in faith
Bury, burn the waste behind you
This land is the land of ours, this river runs red over it
We are not your allies, we cannot defend
This is where they walked, this is where they swam
Take a picture here, take a souvenir
Cuyahoga is gone
Cuyahoga is gone
Cuyahoga is gone
Cuyahoga is gone
Written by: Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, William Berry
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