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Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - The River (Live in New York City)
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Vocals
Steven Van Zandt
Steven Van Zandt
Guitar
Garry Tallent
Garry Tallent
Bass
Clarence Clemons
Clarence Clemons
Tenor Saxophone
Max Weinberg
Max Weinberg
Drums
Danny Federici
Danny Federici
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Producer
Chuck Plotkin
Chuck Plotkin
Producer
Ross Peterson
Ross Peterson
Engineer
Gary Myerberg-Lauter
Gary Myerberg-Lauter
Engineer
David Boucher
David Boucher
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Toby Scott
Toby Scott
Recording Engineer
Bob Clearmountain
Bob Clearmountain
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

I come from down in the valley
Where mister when you're young
They bring you up to do like your daddy done
Me and Mary we met in high school
When she was just seventeen
We'd ride out of that valley down to where the fields were green
We'd go down to the river
And into the river we'd dive
Yeah, down to the river we'd ride
Then I got Mary pregnant
And man that was all she wrote
For my nineteenth birthday I got a union card and a wedding coat
We went down to the courthouse
And the judge put it all to rest
No wedding day smiles, no walk down the aisle
No flowers, no wedding dress
That night we went down to the river
And into the river we'd dive
Yeah, down to the river we'd ride
And I got a job working construction for the Johnstown Company
But lately there ain't been much work on account of the economy
Now all those things that seemed so important
Well they vanished right into the air
I just act like I don't remember
Mary acts like, like she don't care
But I remember us riding in my brother's car
Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir
At night on them banks I'd lie awake
And pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take
Now those memories come back to haunt me
They haunt me like a curse
Tell me Is a dream a lie if it don't come true
Or is it something worse?
That sends me down to the river
Though I know the river is dry
That sends me down to the river tonight
Down to the river
My baby and I
Oh down to the river we ride
Written by: Bruce Springsteen

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