The River’s End (Studio cover)

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The River’s End (Behind the song)

A River can symbolize many things. Because of its turns and twists, instability. Because of its persistent drive to its final outlet , dogged determination. Or the freedom, the river seems to generate in its long run and many turns. The song , ‘The River’s End’ the idea of such freedom is implicated in living and not being restricted in any way. However one cannot always remain without restriction if they are to relate with other human beings and especially with one who becomes a partner in life. Restrictions then, involve taking into consideration that companions  feelings and viewpoint. Then “the river’s end” is traveled by less freedom although the two now still have freedom as its objective. But the benefits of loosening  the grip on absolute freedom can be as the song implicates, a more meaningful and comforting life when shared.  It is as Ecclesiastes 4:11,12, “Moreover, if two lie down together, they will stay warm, but how can just one keep warm?  And someone may overpower one alone, but two together can take a stand against him. And a threefold cord cannot quickly be torn apart.”  Now rather than being a loner there is benefit when joining with someone else in many ways. It is interesting that in the Bible two were required to be  witnesses (Deuteronomy 19:15) to a wrong act by a third person. If they were unified then the action was confirmed. If the two riding the river were honest and truthful that would provide conformation. What if there was only one witnesses as in the case of sexual abuse of a child. The Authorities, who in all cases must to be notified, then with their professionals in this particular area, a confirmation can be made or refuted (at times bitter former spouses have been found making false accusations discovered by the professional examiners), thus two witnesses would have been presented, one being very qualified. But the song has more to do with two people who have chosen each other for life and only want to move in one direction together to the symbolic rivers end. Those two people like two witnesses to a matter have a goal to arrive at truth at the end being fully unified in their relationship and objective so they arrive at the same end together.   All the above summarize the thinking involved in the song, “The river’s end”

LYRICS

THE RIVERS END

 

I’S ALWAYS PACKED UP MY HEART MY SOUL AND MY DREAMS

 

HEADED DOWN THAT LONG LONESOME RAILROAD TRACK

 

I NEVER KNEW WHAT WAS AHEAD TO SEE

 

ONLY LOOSEING BEHIND THE HOLDS ON ME

 

SOMETIMES IT CAN MAKE A GROWN MAN CRY

 

MAKE HIM WANT TO FIND A HOME

 

MAKE HIM STOP RUNNING TO THE RIVER

 

AND WANT TO MAKE THIS CORNER HIS HOME

 

CHORUS:       BUT   WHEN  ANYBODY ASK ME WHERE I’D GONE

 

I’D TELL THEM I’M RIDING THE RIVER TO THE RIVERS END

 

WELL I ALWAYS THOUGHT A DREAM COULD NEVER COME TRUE

 

SO MANY TIMES MY HEART WAS RUNNING SCARED

 

LIKE A SAIL ON THE WATER WAITS FOR THE WIND

 

YOU CAME ALONG AND MADE MY LIFE BEGIN

 

SOMETIMES YOU CAN SOOTH MY SOUL

 

AND I DON T WANT TO EVER GO

 

I WANT TO STOP RUNNING TO THE RIVER

 

AND MAKE THIS CORNER MY HOME

 

CHORUS:       NOW WHEN ANYBODY ASKS ME WHERE I’VE GONE

 

I TELL THEM I’VE RIDDEN’ THE RIVER TO THE RIVERS END

 

INSTRUMENTAL AND FINISH FROM “SOMETIMES YOU CAN SOOTH MY—

 

TO END WITH “I TELL THEM I’M RIDING THE RIVER TO THE RIVERS

 

END TWICE OR MORE WITH OCTIVE VARIATION AND FADE