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Wide, Wide River

from As I Am by Mya Byrne

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lyrics

When you walk in the reeds and the rushes
with the cattails tall as your head
Better not get caught in the mud
we'll leave you boy, you're gone for dead
Tide comes in, you'll be splashing
When the waves come up to your knees
You better not mess with the wide, wide river,
It's gonna leave you begging, please

Well, it looks so safe when the water's low
and the bugs come buzzing up high
'Round your head when you walk through the bushes
Son, that's where you're gonna die
And it sure looks pretty when the sun's sinking low
The rays turn pink in the trees
But you better not mess with the wide, wide river,
It's gonna leave you begging, please

And the current don't show you no mercy
It's stronger than you'll ever be
All it wants is to sweep you away
from the Gulf, to the sea...

Most folks who go down never come back
When the surge ends, we find 'em washed out
You don't watch your step, you'll be next in line
Son't you even have one doubt
When that bastard tide comes in for you
It ain't no kind of a tease
You better not mess with the wide, wide river,
It's gonna leave you begging, please
When the sun turns pink in the trees
Gonna bring you to your knees
oooooohhh...last time

credits

from As I Am, released January 23, 2015
Chris Kelly - bass
Andy Mac- drums
Kenny White - organ
Neale Eckstein - organ
Mya Byrne - acoustic and electric guitar

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