[00:20.56]Growing up it was tough
[00:22.68]We were glad for what little we had
[00:25.87]I saw my share of old fair Mississippi
[00:29.36]Dirt roads and Confederate flags
[00:31.10]
[00:31.61]Everyday my father would tell me
[00:34.61]＂Son  run and don’t never come back＂
[00:38.66]That’s where I left my girl
[00:40.72]That’s where my heart is at and oh
[00:44.02]I held my breath when they dipped my head
[00:47.20]Then I came up shiny and new
[00:49.28]Found out about love in the back of my Impala
[00:53.14]Where they laid my grandfather too
[00:56.07]Down by the river
[00:57.84]Where black folks gather
[00:59.64]After Sunday service is through
[01:01.20]
[01:01.95]How the river runs to the ocean
[01:05.07]I’ll be running right back to you
[01:08.25]I got along I’m moving on
[01:11.37]I bandaged the scars up well
[01:14.55]I think of her then I seem to wait
[01:17.49]For a card or a letter in the mail
[01:21.05]I walk the beach with the sand in my feet
[01:23.78]Place my ear to a shell
[01:26.16]I wonder if you miss me too
[01:29.28]Cuz I been longing to get to you
[01:32.47]I’m sick of staring out my window sill
[01:36.84]I’m tired of hoping she remembers me still
[01:39.39]I’m packing my bags I said I’m going back home
[01:43.32]To the place where I belong
[01:45.01]The river
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[01:46.45]And if she’s there when I get there
[01:48.82]I’m never gonna leave her again
[01:51.12]You see she stole my heart
[01:54.06]
[01:54.75]Down by the river
[01:56.01]
[02:22.71]So I’m packing up my suitcase
[02:25.71]Bought me a one-way fare
[02:28.71]I’m leaving everything behind me
[02:31.27]But in my heart I always care
[02:33.82]And I’ll still be right there
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[02:39.00]Thank you baby
[02:40.43]Cuz nothing can replace that part in my life and whoa
[02:45.18]
[02:45.79]I held my breath when they dipped my head
[02:48.61]Then I came up shiny and new
[02:51.92]Found out about love in the back of my Impala
[02:54.91]Where they laid my grandfather too
[02:56.91]
[02:57.47]Down by the river
[02:59.34]
[02:59.90]Where black folks gather
[03:02.27]After Sunday service is through
[03:03.77]How the river runs to the ocean
[03:06.26]I'll be running right back to you