Like A River

Album: Letters Never Sent (1994)
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Songfacts®:

  • This is a devastatingly beautiful, haunting tribute to Andrea (Heinemann) Simon written after her death in 1994 by her daughter, Carly. It appears on the singer's 20th album, Letters Never Sent, released in the same year.

    The line, "I fought over the pearls with the other girls," refers to Carly and her older sisters, Joanna and Lucy. >>
    Suggestion credit:
    Elisabeth - Sydney, Australia

Comments: 2

  • Rocky from Somewhere Over The RainbowI love everything about you, Carly!
  • Maudaline Jolivette from LouisianaHow beautifully moving this song is for me. Missing my Mother still after 10 years is a mystery to me....it just tells me how great our friendship was and still is. It is of great comfort that my Mom still waits for me ,and l her. Thank you Carly for such a moving song!
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