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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Peter Gabriel
Vocals
Caroline Lavelle
Cello
Manu Katché
Drums
Reggie Houston
Baritone Saxophone
Renard Poche
Trombone
Tim Green
Tenor Saxophone
Tony Levin
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Peter Gabriel
Songwriter
Johnny Dollar
String Arranger
Will Malone
String Arranger
Malcolm Burn
Horn Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Peter Gabriel
Producer
Daniel Lanois
Producer
David Bottrill
Mixing Engineer
Ian Cooper
Mastering Engineer
Mark Howard
Recording Engineer
Richard Blair
Additional Engineer
Lyrics
River, river carry me on
Living river carry me on
River, river carry me on
To the place where I come from
So deep, so wide
Will you take me on your back for a ride?
If I should fall
Would you swallow me deep inside?
River, show me how to float
I feel like I'm sinking down
Thought that I could get along
But here in this water
My feet won't touch the ground
I need something to turn myself around
Going away, away toward the sea
River deep, can you lift up and carry me?
Oh, roll on through the heartland
'Til the sun has left the sky
River, river carry me high
'Til the washing of the water make it all alright
Let your waters reach me like she reached me tonight
Letting go, it's so hard
The way it's hurting now
To get this love untied
So tough to stay with this thing
'Cause if I follow through
I face what I denied
I get those hooks out of me
And I take out the hooks that I sunk deep in your side
Kill that fear of emptiness, loneliness I hide
River, oh river, river running deep
Bring me something that will let me get to sleep
In the washing of the water, will you take it all away?
Bring me something to take this pain away
Writer(s): Peter Gabriel
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