The River Is Flowing Through My Veins

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The River Is Flowing Through My Veins by ‘Les Paul’s’ (The Paul’s) from the new album Late Afternoon Reflections
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(This is a semi-autobiographical song without a chorus)!
The River Is Flowing Through Veins Lyrics
The river is flowing through my veins
My toes are walking but are numb
My hunger’s driving me insane
My pockets are full of crumbs

I struggle about to keep still
As the wind it hurls around
Skeleton’s hanging on the hill
Keeping watch over the town

For why did I come to this place
People they come here to die
Come drive the shadows from my face
And the echoes ringing in my eyes

I’m with you but I’m alone
You were never here to be missed
You know I never like to moan
But you looked away when we kissed

So far away when I was young
The air was crisp it was clean
All tasted fresh on my tongue
And I was left all alone to dream

Come stranger tell me if you can
Can it be that I’ve lost the way
Can you please take hold of my hand
So I won’t once again stray

As on the stone floor I sat
Next to the old wishing well
You threw a coin in my empty hat
It was me but you couldn’t tell

When they opened up the gate
Threw me out into the world
I didn’t know what would be my fate
Just like every other boy and girl

My back it aches and it creaks
My words are slurred and indistinct
My breath is shallow and is weak
How much further must I sink

The road it twisted and it turned
The lovers they came and they went
My heart broken how it burned
The smoke of memories heaven sent
My back is bent against the wind
My crooked fingers are so cold
Why me I tried never to sin
I just needed someone to hold

I always tried to be me
I wish there was some other way
I just wish that you could see
And hear the things I needed to say

Music composed and performed by Paul Odiase BMI No. 1252265 (Switzerland)
Song lyrics by Paul Robert Thomas PRS No. 497904008 (London)
PRS Tunecode 299194AQ
ISRC QZAPG1722337