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The River

by Ross Potter

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A song for my Mom

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The River

High on a mountaintop
There is a fountain of youth
Where you stood at the gate of the world
That was waiting for you
Then you dove in the water so clear
And flowed through the innocent years
And strove to move evermore near the truth

Swifter and swifter
The river lifted you on
But you stayed on the course you had made
Though the current was strong
And you cradled us safe in your arms
Through turbulent waters and storms
And steered us all safely toward the calm

Flow river flow
The answers drift by us so quickly
We never may know
Will you find the truth?

Now at the end
As the wide river bends to the sea
I watch as you patiently wait
To drift to the lee
Then you move with a courage so strong
To the edge of the world and beyond
Till in darkness you're swallowed and gone from me

Flow river flow
The answers drift by us so quickly
We never may know
Did you find the truth?

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released March 11, 2012

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What can I say...just livin' the dream.....livin' paycheck to paycheck....and dreaming that I'm not!! Just an old folkie writing songs for fun!

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