River Valley

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[Verse 1]
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Who will save the river valley? 
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That's my drinking water
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This was once a sacred place now, 
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look at what we've got here
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I'll pretend there isn't any 
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problem, just do my job
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And, if I don't like the standard
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 of living, go move to Russia

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[Verse 2]
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Me an' Pete went swimming last 
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night, he's my friend from Boy 
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Scouts
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All the fish were floating 
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upright, we got scared, and we got 
out
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Mother says don't play down where
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 your father does his job
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You know he's got to make a living
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 or move to Russia

[Bridge]
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This is my world, this is my 
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world, don't make it go away
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Is it a crime, spending my time,
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 dreaming of yesterday

[Verse 3]
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Meet me in the river valley, you
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 can tell me stories
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'Bout a time before pinstripe 
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suits, dippers, grits, and tories
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My mother sang the songs her 
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mother taught her
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We'd be swimming off in cool cool 
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water
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And when she'd call us from the yard
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Running home it felt like god

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[Bridge]
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This is  my world
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Don't take it A   way

[Verse 4]
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Is your favorite place controlled
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 by developing ambitions?
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Do you think you'll have some 
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power signing a petition?
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Are you fine with your 
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surroundings? Are they gonna 
crumble?
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I'm living in the river valley, 
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come and join me for a tumble!

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High up above, see the cars above 
the viaduct
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From sunrise to the last call, 
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they push their luck
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But that would be fine
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If the world was yours, and you 
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were mine

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Who will save the river valley?
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Who will save the river valley?
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Who will save the river valley?
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Who will save the river valley?