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Bruce Springsteen
The River
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The River was released on October 17, 1980 by Columbia as a part of the album The River
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bruce Springsteen
Roy Bittan
Roy Bittan
Piano
Clarence Clemons
Clarence Clemons
Percussion
Danny Federici
Danny Federici
Organ
Garry Tallent
Garry Tallent
Bass Guitar
Max Weinberg
Max Weinberg
Drums
Steven Van Zandt
Steven Van Zandt
Acoustic Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bruce Springsteen
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bruce Springsteen
Jon Landau
Jon Landau
Producer
Neil Dorfsman
Neil Dorfsman
Recording Engineer
Chuck Plotkin
Chuck Plotkin
Mixing Engineer
Toby Scott
Toby Scott
Mixing Engineer
Steven Van Zandt
Steven Van Zandt
Producer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Dana Bisbee
Dana Bisbee
Assistant Engineer
Garry Rindfuss
Garry Rindfuss
Assistant Engineer
James Farber
James Farber
Assistant Engineer
Jeff Hendrickson
Jeff Hendrickson
Assistant Engineer
Raymond Willhard
Raymond Willhard
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
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 this valley
Down to where the fields were green
[Chorus]
We'd go down to the river
And into the river we'd dive
Oh, down to the river we'd ride
[Verse 2]
Then I got Mary pregnant
And, man, that was all she wrote
And 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
[Chorus]
That night we went down to the river
And into the river we'd dive
Oh, down to the river we did ride
Yeah, yeah
[Verse 3]
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 them things that seemed so important
Well, mister, they vanished right into the air
Now I just act like I don't remember
Mary acts like she don't care
[Bridge]
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
Is a dream a lie if it don't come true
Or is it something worse?
[Chorus]
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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