The River People

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The Walkabouts

The Walkabouts is an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1984. The core members are vocalist Carla Torgerson and vocalist and songwriter Chris Eckman. Although the rest of the line-up has changed occasionally, for most of the time the other members have been Michael Wells, Glenn Slater and Terri Moeller. more »

Year:

1993

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Down here everyone says that the river people don't really belong here. 
I know what it's like to be a stranger and divide a town beside a frontier. 
People want your business and little more 
I've watched shadows lengthen from a closed door. 

Mountains wide, nothing is clearer to the river people than what the others try and hide. 
You spoke, pushed your chair back at the meeting and I could tell that you were petrified. 
You said the best people can suddenly oppose 
The sight of good will and then it arose. 
Two people, four people crossed the floor 
I saw children run, I wept amidst the uproar 

Around here your stranded face before moonlight, the color of the sea. 
You came up to the house after swimming on sunset and the flattened sea. 
The sky had opened, it had gone bust 
You and I watched the river people swim before us 
The sky had opened, it had gone bust 
You and I watched the river people swim before us 

You said the best people could suddenly oppose 
The sight of good will and then it arose. 
Two people, four people crossed the floor 
I saw children run, I wept amidst the uproar 
Down here
You came

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