The River Song

The River Song
Album	Martial Arts Weekend
Released	2002
Artist	The Extra Glenns
Length	3:25
Previous Track	"Twelve Hands High"
Next Track	"Somebody Else's Parking Lot in Sebastopol"

The River Song is the fifth song on the album Martial Arts Weekend.

Lyrics

The little river is blue and long
I sat by the side of it as everything went wrong
I got a letter from the dry city's heart
You say the water distribution system's come all apart
And my place here's threatened
But I had it in my mind
And your face was on the skyline, so sweet and so kind
Let them come
Let 'em all come down
Let them take a good long look around
Let them see if my rivers won't suit them
Let them drown

The fish that swim there in the current
With their machine-like faces should be no deterrent
They'll all come toward me 
But I won't move
I know where I stand, I have nothing to prove

Because I had it in my heart that you were walking by
And the little river's waters became our separate skies
So let them come
Let 'em all come down
Let them take a good long look around
Let them see if my rivers won't suit them
Let them drown

Because I had it in my heart that you were walking by
And the whole world dissolved leaving only you and I
So let them come
Let 'em all come down
Let them take a good long look around
Let them see if my rivers won't suit them
Let them drown

Comments by John Darnielle About this Song

• "This is a love song." -- 2000-10-15 - Go! Rehearsal Studios, Room 4 - Carrboro, NC

Live Shows this Song Was Played at

• 1992-xx-xx - KUCI Session - Irvine, CA
• 1995-09-21 - The Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL
• 2000-03-05 - The Absolutely Kosher House - San Francisco, CA
• 2000-10-15 - Go! Rehearsal Studios, Room 4 - Carrboro, NC
• 2000-10-16 - Gate City Noise - Greensboro, NC
• 2002-02-27 - Café du Nord - San Francisco, CA
• 2002-12-07 - Amstel Festival - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 2003-03-14 - The Hideout - Austin, TX
• 2003-07-02 - The Guinguette Pirate - Paris, France
• 2007-05-11 - Sound Fix - Brooklyn, NY
• 2008-06-06 - Natural History Museum - Los Angeles, CA
• 2008-10-25 - Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA
• 2009-11-15 - Henry Fonda Theater - Los Angeles, CA
• 2010-10-19 - Tin Angel - Philadelphia, PA
• 2010-10-20 - Rock and Roll Hotel - Washington, D.C.
• 2010-10-21 - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY
• 2010-10-22 - KEXP Session - Ace Hotel - New York, NY
• 2010-10-23 - Iron Horse Music Hall - Northampton, MA
• 2017-09-10 - The Vogue - Indianapolis, IN
• 2019-08-10 - SummerStage - New York, NY
• 2023-02-09 - Elevation 27 - Virginia Beach, VA
• 2023-07-07 - Pablo Center at the Confluence - Eau Claire, WI

Videos of this Song

• 2003-07-02 - The Guinguette Pirate - Paris, France
• 2009-11-15 - Henry Fonda Theater - Los Angeles, CA