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The River Flows

from BackTracks (1999) by James Hersch

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A song I made up for the wedding of my Father and Janet.

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The river flows
From the woods, through the field and down the valley
Winding as it goes
Through the silent and the swift it passes
But no one knows where the river flows

In this life
Like the waters of the river we are carried
Tumbling as we go
Through our joys and our sorrows and the changes
But no one knows where the river flows

It's the hand of God that pulls that river
It's the hand of God that makes that change
It's the hand of God that wipes every tear away

The river flows
And the years slip away like the water
Winding to the sea
And in the end, it's the love we remember
But no one knows where the river flows

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from BackTracks (1999), released June 1, 1999

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James Hersch Minneapolis, Minnesota

I live on this piece of prairie. I'm passionate and dedicated to writing songs in hopes of singing them for people. I don't think I could continue without both ends of that process. Create then hope. It's here I write songs, and here I wait to sing them for others. ... more

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