Cross Your River

from As The Stars Catch Fire by Brethren Bones

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Another old melody, this one over 30 years old. These lyrics reflect on my commute over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, usually on foot--and the fact that my parents are buried on Arsenal Island downstream.

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Well I walk on ‘cross the river,
Two times most days I make my way;
The same river flows by you together,
Flows round your island today.

It ain’t been that long ago
When we all walked on its bank;
Now you’re wrapped in its endless flow,
I hope you hear as I breathe my thanks

For your lives and for your giving
For all the sacrifice you made;
And for all of the life you put in living,
All of the love you conveyed.

It ain’t been that far away,
Where we all crossed on the boat;
Felt the wind on that sunny day;
Close now together, but ever remote.

La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la la la.

Well I walk on ‘cross your river,
Two times most days I make my way;
The same river flows by you together,
Flows round your island today.

La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la la la.

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from As The Stars Catch Fire, released May 16, 2018

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Brethren Bones Minneapolis, Minnesota

Bethren Bones: Lyn Pulsifer, Ritchie Two Bulls, and Tim Gustafson are friends from the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis.

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