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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rickie Lee Jones
Performer
Walter Becker
Bass
Vince Mendoza
Trumpet
Sal Bernardi
Background Vocals
Pascal Nabet-Meyer
Synthesiser
Dean Parks
Electric Guitar
Peter Erskine
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Rickie Lee Jones
Composer
Sal Bernardi
Composer
Pascal Nabet-Meyer
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Walter Becker
Producer
Roger Nichols
Mixing Engineer
GREG PENNY
Mixing Engineer
Mark Linett
Engineer
Lyrics
Down there by the river is a man whose horn is twisted into shapes
Unknown to the wicked and the wise
And he bears the look of an animal
Who's seen things no animal should ever see
He has been driven beyond all towns
And all the systems until now, though it is long past too far
He keeps going
Because it's a desert
Because it's a desert
We come to the river
We'll walk away from all this now
We come to the water
We'll walk away from all this now
She first saw him, he was standing in the doorway
Illuminated from behind by a light
Though imaginary posses chased them to these distant adobes
Standing on the cliffs today
I thought I saw you below walking by the river
My shadow growing smaller
It's a desert because
Because it's a desert
Now we're asking me about you forever, I guess
We come to the river
We'll walk away from all this now
We come to the water
We'll walk away from all this now
Long coats on the prairie
Lying in the dust
Who can I turn to?
Who can I trust?
Were you walking on the water?
Playing in the sun
But the world is turning faster, yeah
Than it did when I was young
When I was young, oh-oh
When I was young
But then, I was young, I was a wild, wild one
When I was young
Writer(s): Rickie Lee Jones, Sal Bernardi, Pascal Joseph Nabet-meyer
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