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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bill Berry
Drums
Mike Mills
Bass Guitar
Michael Stipe
Lead Vocals
Peter Buck
Acoustic Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Michael Stipe
Songwriter
Peter Buck
Songwriter
William Berry
Songwriter
Michael Edward Mills
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
R.E.M.
Producer
Scott Litt
Producer
Andrew Roshberg
Recording Engineer
Clif Norrell
Mixing Engineer
Ed Brooks
Mixing Engineer
George Cowan
Recording Engineer
John Keane
Recording Engineer
Mark Howard
Recording Engineer
Stephen Marcussen
Mastering Engineer
Ted Malia
Recording Engineer
Tod Lemkuhl
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
Hey now, little speedyhead
The read on the speedmeter says
You have to go to task in the city
Where people drown and people serve
Don't be shy, you're just dessert
Is only just light years to go
Me, my thoughts are flower strewn
With ocean storm, bayberry moon
I have got to leave to find my way
Watch the road and memorize
This life that pass before my eyes
And nothing is going my way
The ocean is the river's goal
A need to leave the water knows
We're closer now than light years to go
I have got to find the river
Bergamot and vetiver
Run through my head and fall away
Leave the road and memorize
This life that pass before my eyes
And nothing is going my way
There's no one left to take the lead
But I tell you and you can see
We're closer now than light years to go
Pick up here and chase the ride
The river empties to the tide
Fall into the ocean
The river to the ocean goes
A fortune for the undertow
None of this is going my way
There is nothing left to throw
Of ginger, lemon, indigo
Coriander stem and rose of hay
Strength and courage overrides
The privileged and weary eyes
Of river poet search naïveté
Pick up here and chase the ride
The river empties to the tide
All of this is coming your way
Writer(s): Peter Lawrence Buck, Michael E. Mills, John Michael Stipe, William Thomas Berry
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