Watching The River Run Song Lyrics and Chords by Anne Murray
Watching The River Run
Recorded by Anne Murray
Written by Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina
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If you've been thinking you're
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all that you've got
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don't feel alone any
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Cause when we're together then
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you've got a lot
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am the river and you are the
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shore
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on and
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on
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watching the
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Further and furth
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er from
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things that we've
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done
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one by
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begun
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watching the
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river
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Listening and learning and
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yearning to run river
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run
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dancing
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pass by the old willow
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Where lovers caress as they
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sing our song
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Twisting together when we greet the
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sea
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on and
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on
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watching the
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things that we've
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done
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one by
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one
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begun
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watching the
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river
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yearning to run river
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run
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Run river
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run river
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run
FAQ
Who sang the the song Watching The River Run?
- The song Watching The River Run was sang by Anne Murray.
Who is Anne Murray?
- Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945) is a Canadian singer. Her albums consisting primarily of pop, country, and adult contemporary music have sold over 55 million copies worldwide during her over 40-year career.Murray was the first Canadian female solo singer to reach No. 1 on the U.S. charts, and also the first to earn a Gold record for one of her signature songs, "Snowbird" (1970). She is often cited as one of the female Canadian artists who paved the way for other international Canadian success stories such as k.d. lang, Céline Dion, and Shania Twain. She is also the first woman and the first Canadian to win "Album of the Year" at the 1984 Country Music Association Awards for her Gold-plus 1983 album A Little Good News.
Murray has received four Grammys, a record 24 Junos, three American Music Awards, three Country Music Association Awards, and three Canadian Country Music Association Awards. She has been inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, the Juno Hall of Fame, The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame. She is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame Walkway of Stars in Nashville, and has her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles and on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto.In 2011, Billboard ranked her 10th on their list of the 50 Biggest Adult Contemporary Artists Ever.
