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The River Flows

from Distant Skies by Adrian Niles

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lyrics

Marti Howell was a big man, stood 7 foot two they say
He lived on Colebrook Road down along the creek, collected scrap metal and papier-mâché
His children left home a long time ago, then his wife hit the road
Up a hollow near a town by a river that flows

Martha McQueen has lived alone since her husband passed on in ‘93
She began tending to all of the very small things, she went out and bought her that bonsai tree
All the company she kept, they one by one left till she questioned everything she thought to know
Up a hollow near a town by a river that flows

Tiny Joe Wayne is a weekend warrior, hitting the flea markets looking for old silverware
He can turn a fork into a money clip, spoons into earrings that bring in 60 bucks a pair
He kicked his habit years ago, but black eagle is a heavy load
Up a hollow near a town by a river that flows

Old Crow quit eighth grade back in ‘38 to work on the family farm and when the war was over he came back home with a distorted mind and only one good arm.
He drove a wedge between the loving heart with the storms the dark clouds forebode
Up a hollow near a town by a river that flows

Thunder man passes quickly through town every three weeks or so
He brings a tall pine tree or two down uprooted from ground just to spite Old Crow.
But it don’t make a man happy living to harm another, it’s written in nearly every code
Up a hollow near a town by a river that flows

Clyde Porter is at the diner every day sipping coffee over the morning paper.
He had a heart attack there just last spring while overextending for the salt shaker,
And he laid up in a bed for nearly a month swearing he’d finally hit the road
Up a hollow near a town by a river that flows

Good old Trav got caught in the rain, he had his fishing boat down on the lake.
He watched the ripples in the water rush the shoreline as the ground took to a fracker’s quake
He thought my god what have I done? I sold my rights with an access road
Up a hollow near a town by a river that flows

Up a hollow near a town by a river that flows

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from Distant Skies, released October 20, 2020
©️ ℗ Adrian Niles 2020
Written by Adrian Niles.

Produced, engineered, and mixed by Adrian Niles at The Hideout.

Mastered by Dan Bozek at Aardvark Productions

Adrian Niles - Vocal, guitars, bass, electric piano, pump organ, orchestral midi, drums.

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Adrian Niles is a roots-rock artist from eastern Ohio. He grew up in the bluegrass music tradition of his father, uncle, and grandfather’s band The Porter Brothers. After discovering artists like Dylan and Hendrix, in his teen years, Niles dedicated his life to the folk, blues, and rock expressions as a songwriter and performer. ... more

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