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A River Nearby (song)

from Crossing Paths with Johnny Appleseed by Jim Novak

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TRACK EIGHTEEN, SONG: A RIVER NEARBY


A RIVER NEARBY Jim Novak, 2020


I’m most at ease when there’s a river nearby
Muddy banks, turtles, water doubles the sky
Oh Marietta, you’re a pretty little river town
Among hills and the valley where the Muskingum runs down.


Here’s the Ohio, deep secrets it conceals
But it’s got a destination, gives me faith, a faith that heals
A river says don’t hurry, we will all get there some day
At times we flood, pick up driftwood and wind along our way.

River lovely and strange; like a river, I feel a change…


Looks like we don’t have things worked out
You say you’re certain, I have doubt
You thought our purposes were clear…
I’m wondering what we’re doing here?


I’m really simple, I plant trees and watch them grow.
I stay home, and watch a river flow

Looks like we don’t have things worked out
You say you’re certain, I have doubt
You thought our purposes were clear…
I’m wondering what we’re doing here?

I’m most at ease when there’s a river nearby
Muddy banks, turtles, water doubles the sky
Oh Marietta, you’re a pretty little river town
Among hills and the valley where the Muskingum runs down.

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from Crossing Paths with Johnny Appleseed, released April 20, 2021

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Jim Novak Ann Arbor, Michigan

Now work-shopping these Appleseed songs and stories into a one-man show. Singer-songwriter from Ann Arbor. Host of “Songwriters Open Mic” for over 25 years. Producer and videographer of half-hour TV programs, “Songwriters Open Mic Ann Arbor,” broadcast weekly from1996 to present (recent episodes on youtube). Former college teacher, program advisor, instructional designer for adult learners. ... more

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