To the River

They are master and slaves

We are sunlight and shadow

All roads to the riverI am lost, I am saved

I'm beloved and betrayed

All roads to the riverAnd the river runs wide

And the river runs deep

And I spit in the eye

Of safe companyWhen I dive right down

To the undertow

Well, the deeper I drown

Lord, the higher I'll goI am whispering dreams

I am howling revolutions

All roads to the riverI am valentine sweet

And I live in this nightmare

All roads to the riverAnd the river runs wide

And the river runs deep

And I spit in the eye

Of safe companyWhen I dive right down

To the undertow

Well, the deeper I drown

Lord, the higher I'll goThis is nothing like we planned

That's the way it's always been

All roads to the riverI have hated and I have loved

I have prayed and I have sinned

All roads to the riverAnd the river runs wide

The river runs deep

And I spit in the eye

Of safe companyWhen I dive right down

To the undertow

Well, the deeper I drown

Lord, the higher I'll go

Songwriters

JANIS IAN, JOHN VEZNER, JOHN MELLENCAMPPublished by

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