Janis Ian - Don't Rush The River Lyrics

Janis Ian Lyrics

"Don't Rush The River"

I looked at the sky
And asked – why is this valley
So deep and so wide
When I know love's waiting
Just over that mountain
Why can't I fly?
And the wind replied

Don't rush the river
Let it run deep and slow
Don't rush the river
It goes where it needs to go
In love's sweet time
You'll wake up and find
You've finally made it home
Don't rush the river
Just let it flow

I walked in the silence
And wondered why love
Takes so long to find
Then I saw the beauty
That sprang up around me
It bathed my eyes
And my heart sighed

Don't rush the river
Let it run deep and slow
Don't rush the river
It goes where it needs to go
In love's sweet time
You'll wake up and find
You've finally made it home
Don't rush the river
Just let it flow

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Writer(s): Janis Ian, Kye Fleming

compilation: "Unreleased 2: Take No Prisoners" (1999)

Janis Ian - Unreleased 2: Take No Prisoners compilation cover

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Black Crow Flying

Here In The City

Still Waiting For Love

Childhood Hero

Everything Was Beautiful

Solitaire

The Old Man's Shoes

As Far As Lonely Goes

You Don't Know My Heart

Georgia

You're Too Late

Marion Amidst The Roses

compilation: "Hope" (2020)

Shine On

The Love We Leave

This Long Night (Dancing With The Dark)

Here Comes The Night (Live In London)

I Am The One

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