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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rosanne Cash
Rosanne Cash
Lead Vocals
John Leventhal
John Leventhal
Guitar
Amy Helm
Amy Helm
Background Vocals
Catherine Russell
Catherine Russell
Background Vocals
Curtis King
Curtis King
Background Vocals
David Mansfield
David Mansfield
Violin
John James
John James
Background Vocals
Shawn Pelton
Shawn Pelton
Drums
Tabitha Fair
Tabitha Fair
Background Vocals
Tawatha Agee
Tawatha Agee
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Rosanne Cash
Rosanne Cash
Composer
John Leventhal
John Leventhal
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Leventhal
John Leventhal
Producer
Rick Depofi
Rick Depofi
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I'm goin' down to Florence, gonna wear a pretty dress
I'll sit atop the magic wall with the voices in my head
Then I'll drive on through to Memphis, past the strongest shores
And on to Arkansas just to touch the crumbled soul
[Verse 2]
A feather's not a bird
The rain is not the sea
A stone is not a mountain
But a river runs through me
[Verse 3]
It's never any highway when you're lookin' for the past
The land becomes a memory and it happens way too fast
Yeah, the money's all in Nashville, lights inside my head
So I'm goin' down to Florence just to learn to love a the thread
[Verse 4]
A feather's not a bird
The rain is not the sea
A stone is not a mountain
But a river runs through me
[Verse 5]
I burned up seven lives and I used up all my charms
I took the long way home just to end up in your arms
That's why I'm goin' down to Florence, now I got my pretty dress
(Goin' down to Florence, got a pretty dress)
I'm gonna let the magic wall put the voices in my head
[Verse 6]
A feather's not a bird
The rain is not the sea
A stone is not a mountain
But a river runs through me
[Verse 7]
A feather's not a bird
The rain is not the sea
A stone is not a mountain
[Verse 8]
A feather's not a bird
The rain is not the sea
A stone is not a mountain
But a river runs through me
Written by: John Leventhal, Rosanne Cash

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