Watching the river flow
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1. What’s the matter with me, I don’t have much to say,
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daylight sneaking through the window, and I’m still in this all-night café.
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Walking to and from beneath the moon,
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out to where the trucks are rolling slow,
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to sit down on this bank of sand, and watch the river flow.
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2. Wish I was back in the city instead of this old bank of sand,
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with the sun beating down over the chimney tops,
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and the one I love so close to hand.
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If I had wings and I could fly, I know where I would go,
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but right now I’ll just sit here so contentedly and watch the river flow.
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People disagreeing on just about everything, yeah,
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makes you stop and all wonder why,
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why only yesterday I saw somebody on the street,
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who just couldn’t help but cry.
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3. Oh, but this old river keeps on rolling low,
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no matter what gets in the way and which way the wind does blow,
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and as long as it does I’ll just sit here and watch the river flow.
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+ People disagreeing everywhere you look,
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makes you wanna stop and read a book.
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Why, only yesterday I saw somebody on the street,
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that was a real shook.
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5. Well, this old river keeps on rolling low,
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no matter what gets in the way and which way the wind does blow,
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and as long as it does I’ll just sit here and watch the river flow.
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Watch the river flow, watching the river flow,
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watching the river flow,
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but I’ll just sit down on this bank of sand and watch the river flow.
(orig. = capo 3rd; video = capo 5th) (Bob Dylan)