Dean Taylor sent me the lyrics,I made up the music,then we got Amy Caldwell to sing it for us.

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Another internet collab between soundclick friends.Dean Taylor,Amy Caldwell,and myself,Laurel Varner.

River By The Sea"
(Taylor/Varner)

VERSE 1
I grew up by a river,
a river by the sea
Everybody there got wet
Everybody water-skied
Everybody fished
We all ran the crab traps
Even now, I can taste that salt,
and I crave to go back

CHORUS
To the river by the sea
Where I ran free
Barefoot, suntanned,
mermaid growin’ in the sand
the river by the sea
The river by the sea

CHORUS

VERSE 2
Now I live in the city,
a city with no sea
Livin’ here has got its perks,
but there ain’t no sailin’ breeze
Ain’t no porpoise fins,
no big spaces to roam
Anytime I see a wide sky,
Oh I wanna go home

CHORUS

BRIDGE
At night when the shrimp would run,
we’d go to the bridge
Dippin’ down with our long pole net(s)
Everybody brought the kids

CHORUS

TAG
I thought it belonged to me
The river by the sea

END

© 2006 by Laurel Varner & Dean Brantley Taylor