Josh Ritter Only A River Lyrics

I was born in the mountains
I was raised in a desert town
I never saw the ocean
'Til I was close to your age now

Whoa Shenandoah I long to see you
Way hey, you rolling river
Whoa Shenandoah I long to see you
Way hey hey, only a river gonna make things right
Only a river gonna make things right

Going back to my hometown
The ground is hard and the county's dry
I'm gonna get my fill somehow
Rivers of corn and wheat and rye

Whoa Shenandoah I long to see you
Way hey, you rolling river
Whoa Shenandoah I long to see you
Hey hey hey, only a river gonna make things right
Only a river gonna make things right [Guitar solo]

Whoa Shenandoah I long to see you
Way hey, you rolling river
Whoa Shenandoah I long to see you
Hey hey hey, only a river gonna make things right
Only a river gonna make things right

Now Red River Valley
Will she remember all the things we said?
And do you think she'll remember me
And our nights in the river bed?

Whoa Shenandoah I long to see you
Way hey, you rolling river
Whoa Shenandoah I long to see you
Hey hey hey, only a river gonna make things right
Only a river gonna make things right
Only a river gonna make things right
Only a river gonna make things right

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