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River King

from Vacilador by The Giving Tree Band

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And she said,
“What’s the matter, son
Don’t you play me no sad, sad song
Well come a little closer, now
You know I can’t do you no wrong.”

“Are you trying to find yourself
or lose yourself
Maybe you don’t know which
But don’t try to be something else
Cause baby, you know it don’t
pay to switch”

“See the lizard walks on the rocks
And the sun don’t burn his feet
It just goes to show
That wherever you go is the
place to be”

“But it seems like these days
Everybody wants to be
somewhere else
It seems like these days
Ain’t no body want to be themselves”

And she said,
“Here’s a dollar, boy
Won’t you lie to me”
I said, “I’m gonna walk away
So I can finally be free”

But I guess even an honest man can
lose his word if he’s hungry enough

Then she said
“Be like the wind
Don’t you let nobody tell you
when or which way to blow
Cause if you worry too much
about how you’re gonna get there
Then you might never go”

“And it seems like these days
There ain’t no money in the truth
And it seems like these days
Ain’t no body know what to do”

All I wanted was a taste of freedom
But all I got was old memories
Though she wanted to be received
I wouldn’t have changed a single thing

And she said,
“What’s the matter, son
Don’t you play me no sad, sad song
Come a little closer, now
You know I ain’t gonna do you
no wrong”

“Are you trying to find yourself
or lose yourself
Maybe you don’t know which
But don’t try to be someone else
Cause honey, you know it don’t
pay to switch”

“You see the River King knows one thing
That we all don’t understand
You gotta go with the flow
You can’t let the hand of the man
dam you up”

“And it seems like these days
We all could use a drink from
a lovin’ cup
And it seems like these days
We all could use a drink from
a lovin’ cup!”

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from Vacilador, released October 2, 2012

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The Giving Tree Band Yorkville, Illinois

"A traveling band must be able to channel their hometown and aura into a space. It's sometimes difficult to conjure the backroads and nature so often sung about in Americana music. The Giving Tree Band has mastered this quintessential aspect of performing live. They are able to accomplish what great writers have long proven..." Appoet.org ... more

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