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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Patti Smith Group
Patti Smith Group
Performer
Patti Smith
Patti Smith
Vocals
Lenny Kaye
Lenny Kaye
Electric Guitar
Ivan Kral
Ivan Kral
Bass Guitar
Jay Dee Daugherty
Jay Dee Daugherty
Drums
Richard Sohl
Richard Sohl
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Carl Smith
Carl Smith
Composer
Kral
Kral
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jack Douglas
Jack Douglas
Producer
Jay Messina
Jay Messina
Engineer
George Marino
George Marino
Mastering Engineer
Vic Anesini
Vic Anesini
Mastering Engineer
Brian Sperber
Brian Sperber
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Pissing in a river, watching it rise
Tattoo fingers shy away from me
Voices, voices mesmerize
Voices, voices beckoning sea
[Verse 2]
Come, come
Come, come back
Come back, come back
Come back, come back
[Verse 3]
Spoke of a wheel, tip of a spoon
Mouth of a cave, I'm a slave I'm free
When are you coming? Hope you come soon
Fingers, fingers encircling thee
[Verse 4]
Come, come (Back, take me back)
Come, come, come (Back)
Come, come, come, come (Back, take me back)
Come, come for me, oh
[Verse 5]
My bowels are empty, excreting your soul
What more can I give you, baby, I don't know
What more can I give you to make this thing grow?
Don't turn your back now, I'm talking to you
[Verse 6]
Should I pursue a path so twisted?
Should I crawl defeated and gifted?
Should I got the length of a river?
To throw, to throw the cry me river
[Verse 7]
Everything I've done, I've done for you
Oh, I give my life for you
Every move I made I move to you
And I came like a magnet for you now
[Verse 8]
What about it, you're gonna leave me
What about it, you don't need me
What about it, I can't live without you
What about it, I never doubted you
[Verse 9]
What about it, what about it?
What about it, what about it?
[Verse 10]
Should I pursue a path so twisted?
Should I crawl defeated and gifted?
Should I go the length of a river?
To throw, to throw the cry me river
[Verse 11]
What about it, what about it?
What about it
Oh, I'm pissing in a river
Written by: Carl Smith, Kral
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