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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
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valley where no one
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goes
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wild water's
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rush
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deep in the
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hush
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I'll get back some
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how
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white water
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winds
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shadow of the
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pines
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I'm coming
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back
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pot-belly
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stove
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firewood's all
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Come back girl go with me
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belle my fleur-
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de-lis
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Lost River
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winds
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Now everybody knows
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Lost River
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flows
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someplace he's
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lost
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bridges that he's
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crossed
Well he'd like to return
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bridges are all
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burned
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much too far
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down
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turn to higher
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ground
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over the
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ridge
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is it too
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late
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build me a new
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bridge
To the bright golden time
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love was still
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mine
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world was still
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wild
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heart of a
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child
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winds
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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.
