There's a natural wonder between us
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But it doesn't seem natural to me
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That you can walk away from the love we made
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Here in Tennessee
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And leave everything that we worked for
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To start a brand new life
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I saw you drive across the Memphis bridge
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But I don't believe my eyes
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Oh, I can see Arkansas across the Mississippi
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I can see a big river barge headin' down to new Orleans
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I can see the cotton fields on the other side
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And the sun going down again
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Oh, I can see Arkansas
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But I still don't see
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Why the love we had should end
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If it proved how much I love you
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I'd swim this ol' river tonight
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I'd bet my soul against the undertow
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For the chance to hold you tight
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But there's more than a river between us
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And I can't swim that far
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And as hard as I try I just can't drown
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The memories of where you are
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Oh, I can see Arkansas across the Mississippi
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I can see a big river barge headin' down to new Orleans
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I can see the cotton fields on the other side
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And the sun going down again
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Oh, I can see Arkansas
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But I still don't see
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Why the love we had should end
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I Can See Arkansas
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Anne Murray |