[ti:the river] [ar:Bruce Springsteen] [al:Bruce Springsteen精选集] [by:] [00:16.95]I come from down in valley [00:21.11]where mister when you're young [00:25.18]they bring you up to do [00:29.60]like your daddy done [00:33.50]Me and Mary we met in high school [00:37.72]when she was just seventeen [00:41.73]we'd drive out of this valley [00:46.11]down to where the fields were green [00:51.07]We'd go down to the river [00:55.86]and into the river we'd dive [00:59.68]oh down to the river we'd ride [01:08.62]Then I got Mary pregnant [01:12.62]and man that was all she wrote [01:16.78]and for my nineteenth birthday [01:19.95]I got a union card and a wedding coat [01:24.86]we went down to the courthouse [01:28.94]and the judge put it all to rest [01:32.87]no wedding day smiles [01:35.21]no walk down the aisle [01:37.35]no flowers [01:38.53]no wedding dress [01:40.43]That night we went down to the river [01:45.14]and into the river we'd dive [01:48.77]oh down to the river we'd ride [02:32.69]I got a job working constrction [02:36.45]for the johnstown company [02:41.03]but lately there ain't been much work [02:44.56]on account of the economy [02:48.83]Now all them things that seemed so important [02:52.84]well mister they vanished right into the air [02:56.75]now I just act like I don't remember [03:00.75]Mary acts like she don't care [03:04.97]But I remember us riding in my brother's car [03:09.11]Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir [03:13.62]at night on them banks I'd lie awake [03:17.14]and pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take [03:21.31]Now those memories come back to haunt me [03:25.67]They haunt me like a curse [03:29.65]is a dream a lie if it don't come true [03:33.95]or is it something worse [03:37.13]that sends me down to the river [03:41.77]though I know the river is dry [03:45.47]that sends me down to the river [03:49.94]tonight [03:54.66]Down to the river [03:58.18]My baby and I [04:01.84]oh down to the river we ride Roy bittan:piano Clarence Clemons:Saxophone Danny Federici:organ Bruce Springsteen:vocal,guitar Garry Tallent:bass Steve Van Zandt:guitar M&x Weinberg:drums Produced by Bruce Springsteen,Jon Landau,Steve Van Zandt Recorded by Neil Dorfsman Mixed by Chuck Plotkin and Toby Scott Mastered by Ken Perry Remastered by Bob Ludwig