Standing Knee Deep in a River (Dying of Thirst)

About Standing Knee Deep in a River (Dying of Thirst)

"Standing Knee Deep in a River (Dying of Thirst)" is a song written by Bob McDill, Dickey Lee and Bucky Jones, and recorded by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. It was released in January 1993 as the second single from the album Lonesome Standard Time. The song reached number 19 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Joe Cocker covered the song on his 1994 album Have a Little Faith, as did Don Williams on his 1995 album Love Stories.

Year:

1992

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Friends I could count on I could count on 1 hand with a left over finger or two. I took them for granted, let them all slip away, now where they are I wish I knew.
They roll by just like water & I guess we never learn, go through life parched and empty standing knee deep in a river, dying of thirst.
Sometimes I remember the good people I’ve known, some I’ve forgotten I suppose. One or two still linger, oh I wonder now why I ever let them go.
They roll by just like water & I guess we never learn, go through life parched and empty standing knee deep in a river, dying of thirst.
So the side walk is crowded the city goes by, I just rushed through another day & a world full of strangers turn their eyes to me, but I just look the other way.
They roll by just like water & I guess we never learn, go through life parched and empty standing knee deep in a river, dying of thirst.
Go through life parched and empty, standing knee deep in a river dying of thirst

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Don Williams

Don Williams (born May 27, 1939, Floydada, Texas, United States), is an American country singer, songwriter and a 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He grew up in Portland, Texas, and graduated in 1958 from Gregory-Portland High School. After seven years with the folk-pop group Pozo-Seco Singers, he began his solo career in 1971, singing popular ballads and amassing 17 No. 1 Country & Western hits. more »

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