Following the River

Album: Exile on Main St. (2010 re-release) (2010)
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  • There's something I should tell you
    Why don't you sit there in that chair
    You're looking good today
    I love the way your comb's tucked in your hair

    My cards are on the table, but the drinks have all run out
    There's been some other lads in this room with me, we're really quite a crowd
    It's hard to break it gently, but I really thought it through
    I don't think there's much future left, for me and you, me and you

    I've been following the river, until it joins hands with the sea
    I've been thinking of you so bad
    Because you always saw the best in me (you always saw the best in me)

    You'll probably forget me, and I'll fade back in the bar
    Just a face disappearing without trace, I'll be lost, I'll be lost
    One day I'll hear some laughter in a out-of-town cafe
    I'll be reaching for your number
    I'll be calling out your name, calling out your name

    I've been following that river, to join hands with the sea
    I've been thinking of you all the time
    'Cause you always saw the good in me
    I'll be following the river - oh my!
    'Til it spills out in the sea

    When I first think about you, oh dear
    'Cause you always saw the best in me (always saw the best in me)

    I'll be following the river (yeah!)
    To join hands with the sea
    Ah, if I can't have you, I'll be dreaming all about you
    Because you always saw the best in me
    I'll be following the river, oh oh oh to join hands with the sea
    I'll be thinking about you, because you always brought the best in me Writer/s: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger
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  • Anonymoussounds like a sister 'let it loose'
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