Lyrics To the River - John Mellencamp
They
are
master
and
slave
We
are
sunlight
and
shadow
All
roads
to
the
river
I
am
lost,
I
am
saved
I′m
beloved
and
betrayed
All
roads
to
the
river
And
the
river
runs
wide
And
the
river
runs
deep
(runs
deep)
And
I
spit
in
the
eye
Of
safe
company
When
I
dive
right
down
(dive
right
down)
To
the
undertow
(undertow)
Well,
the
deeper
I
drown
Lord,
the
higher
I
will
go
I
am
whisperin'
dreams
I
am
howling
revolutions
All
roads
to
the
river
I
am
valentine
sweet
And
I
live
in
this
nightmare
All
roads
to
the
river
And
the
river
runs
wide
And
the
river
runs
deep
(runs
deep)
And
I
spit
in
the
eye
Of
safe
company
When
I
dive
right
down
(dive
right
down)
To
the
undertow
(To
the
undertow)
Well,
the
deeper
I
drown
Lord,
the
higher
I
will
go
Nothin′
like
we
planned
That's
the
way
it's
always
been
All
roads
to
the
river
I
have
hated
and
I
have
loved
I
have
prayed
and
I
have
sinned
All
roads
to
the
river
And
the
river
runs
wide
And
the
river
runs
deep
(And
the
river
runs
deep)
And
I
spit
in
the
eye
Of
safe
company
When
I
dive
right
down
(dive
down)
To
the
undertow
(undertow)
Well,
the
deeper
I
drown
Lord,
the
higher
I
will
go
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