Lost River Song Lyrics and Chords by Michael Martin Murphey
Lost River
Written and Recorded by Michael Martin Murphey
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There's a Lost River that flows
In a
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valley where no one
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goes
Where the
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wild water's
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rush
Rumbles
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deep in the
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hush
Gone far from there now
Lord
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I'll get back some
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how
To where the
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white water
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winds
In the
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shadow of the
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pines
Oh Lost River now
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I'm coming
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back
To the
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pot-belly
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stove
Where the
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firewood's all
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stacked
Come back girl go with me
Your my
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belle my fleur-
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de-lis
Where the
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Lost River
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winds
In the
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shadow of the
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pines
Now everybody knows
Where that
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Lost River
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flows
It's
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someplace he's
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lost
Behind
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bridges that he's
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crossed
Well he'd like to return
But his
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bridges are all
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burned
And he's
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much too far
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down
To re
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turn to higher
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ground
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Oh Lost River far
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over the
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ridge
Now
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is it too
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late
For me to
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build me a new
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bridge
To the bright golden time
When her
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love was still
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mine
And the
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world was still
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wild
Like the
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heart of a
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child
Repeat #2
Where the
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Lost River
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winds
In the
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shadow of the
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pines
FAQ
Who sang the the song Lost River?
- The song Lost River was sang by Michael Martin Murphey.
Who is Michael Martin Murphey?
- Michael Martin Murphey (born March 14, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter best known for writing and performing Western music, country music and popular music. A multiple Grammy nominee, Murphey has six gold albums, including Cowboy Songs, the first album of cowboy music to achieve gold status since Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs by Marty Robbins in 1959. He has recorded the hit singles "Wildfire", "Carolina in the Pines", "What's Forever For", "A Long Line of Love", "What She Wants", "Don't Count the Rainy Days", and "Maybe This Time". Murphey is also the author of New Mexico's state ballad, "The Land of Enchantment". Murphey has become a prominent musical voice for the Western horseman, rancher, and cowboy.
