The sky was clear on that windy day
'Till the clear blue sky began to turn to gray
The lightning flashed, the thunder roared above
Then fell a drop of rain to start our love

Let the river get wide, the river gets long, now
The water runs deep as our love gets strong now
So baby, don't you fight and say you belong now
To me

Upon the roof we heard the gentle rain
With the rhythm of our heartbeats, down it came
As it hit each drop our hearts could feel the pain
No one on earth can stop a drop of rain

Let the river get wide, the river gets long, now
The water runs deep as our love gets strong now
So baby, don't you fight and say you belong now
To me

Let the river get wide, the river gets long, now
The water runs deep as our love gets strong now
So baby, don't you fight and say you belong now
To me

Let the river get wide, the river gets long, now
The water runs deep as our love gets strong now
So baby, don't you fight and say you belong now
To me


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River Is Wide Lyrics as written by Mitch Bottler Gary Zekley

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    My favorite Grass Root song!

    Pink_Floyd_fanon January 22, 2007   Link
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    It's okay of a song, but I wouldn't say it's their best. I remember this from the "Lovin' Things" album of their's. great song, but not sure what it's about.

    Ummagumma69on March 23, 2008   Link
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    These are the lyrics to "Lovin' Things," not "The River Is Wide." I'll try to correct this when I get the time.

    krystalknighton July 14, 2014   Link
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    General Comment

    Song was written by Gary Knight and B. Admire. Zekley and Bottler wrote "Wait A Million Years" and "Sooner or Later"

    Souldeep69on October 31, 2020   Link

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