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Boat On The River
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Acoustic based folk/rock
And you thought I had forgotten... Thanks for stopping by my page. New music (finally!) as of January 16, 2006--"In The Circle" uploaded this morning. More in the works--new recordings on the way! Primarily acoustic singer/songwriter material here. Guitar/vocals/bass/rhythm section/other instruments all done by Bill Chandler. Most of the recordings are done in my home studio. Working on updating the site now.
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Rock
Charts
Peak #720
Peak in subgenre #85
Author
Bill Chandler
Rights
2000 Bill Chandler
Uploaded
January 16, 2006
Track Files
MP3
MP3 5.1 MB • 128 kbps • 5:31
Story behind the song
Sometimes, you wonder if life is passing you by--like a boat on a river. And if so, is that such a problem? I was reflecting on that... and I wanted to write a "river" song. I actually wrote the song in about an hour. Recording took several weeks--I recorded on my home computer, on the weekends. Drums, piano, and organ provided by Boss DR5; guitars, bass, vocals, and DR5 programming by yours truly.
Lyrics
There's a boat on the river It ain't stopping for me There's a boat on the river It ain't stopping here for me No it won't slow down Makin' waves on the way to the sea You can talk all you want about Jesus He ain't comin' for me I stopped sending any prayers to heaven There's nobody there to listen to me And I'm sittin' here all alone But my mind is still free There's a big train in the sky Headin' out for who knows where Yes, there's a fire across the sky Makin' trails straight outta here Wish I could have gotten on But I got a different cross to bear There's a boat on the river It ain't stopping for me There's a boat on the river It ain't stopping here for me No it won't slow down Makin' waves on the way to the sea
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