William Lee Ellis

William Lee Ellis

River of Need

Song Length 3:35 Genre Folk - Contemporary, Folk - Americana
Tempo Medium Slow (91 - 110) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Moving, Poignant Subject Regret, Rivers
Language English Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

River of Need

This river of need grows wider everyday
Cast your net, still it all slips away
Sink or swim, do or die they say
It's a hunger no one can ever feed, this river of need

This river of need sucks you dry to the bone
Feels like hell when everything is gone
Call for your mother, no one waits at home
Drop by drop you plead from your river of need

This river of need overflows
It takes everything, more than you owe
Bit by bit and blow by blow
It doesn't care if you concede, this river of need

This river of need only flows one way
Try to push it back, it just pulls you away
Until you look at the years and survey
All the times you couldn't stop the bleed, your river of need


Lyrics William Lee Ellis Music William Lee Ellis
Producer William Lee Ellis, River Hartley, and Larry Nager Publisher Voodoo Tattoo Music/BMI
Performance William Lee Ellis, voice and guitars Label Yellow Dog Records

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