Written by: Janis Ian, John Vezner, and John Mellencamp
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They are master and slave.
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We are sunlight and shadow.
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All roads to the river.
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I am lost. I am saved.
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I'm beloved and betrayed.
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All roads to the river.
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And the river runs wide,
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And the river runs deep
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And I spit in the eye
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Of safe company.
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When I dive right down
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To the undertow
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Well, the deeper I drown
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Lord, the higher I'll go.
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I am whispering dreams.
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I am howling revolutions.
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All roads to the river.
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I am valentine sweet
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And I live in this nightmare.
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All roads to the river.
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And the river runs wide,
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The river runs deep
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And I spit in the eye
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Of safe company.
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When I dive right down
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To the undertow
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Well, the deeper I drown
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Lord, the higher I'll go.
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This is nothing like we planned.
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That's the way it's always been.
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All roads to the river.
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I have hated and I have loved.
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I have prayed and I have sinned.
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All roads to the river.
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And the river runs wide,
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The river runs deep
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And I spit in the eye
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Of safe company.
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When I dive right down
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To the undertow
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Well, the deeper I drown
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Lord, the higher I'll go.
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To The River
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| John Mellencamp |
