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Don't Touch the River

from The Ocean​/​The Sea by Jonathan Atkins

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"I've got friends in high places,"
This old man had said.
"Tell me don't touch the river,
Just stay home instead.
Everything it touches turns to gold,
You don't want to be the people below,
Frozen with dreams growing old."

The people he never met,
seemed so close to him.
They'd tell him to slow down,
They'd be on board with his whim.

"I've got friends in high places,"
This old man had said.
"Tell me don't touch the river,
Just stay home instead.
Everything it touches turns to gold,
You don't want to be the people below,
Frozen with dreams growing frail and old."

The people he never met,
Seemed so close to him.
They'd tell him to slow down,
They'd be on board with his whim.

And in his mind there's a team back home,
Working on course.
So, what brings this broke dreamer,
up here to the north?

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from The Ocean​/​The Sea, released September 17, 2013
Produced by Jonathan Atkins
Recorded by Jonathan Atkins in the home studio basement AKA ASI Records.
Mixed by Jonathan Atkins
Mastered by Jonathan Atkins
Art work by Jonathan Atkins

Written by Jonathan Atkins SOCAN, ASCAP 2013

Jonathan Atkins - Vocals, Guitar, Banjo Uke, Slide, Bass, and Swing Dancing

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Jonathan Atkins Mississauga, Ontario

"A singer-songwriter with a devastating ear for harmonies and a delicate touch with lyrics that slide perfectly into a horrid winter. There's a definite Celtic touch, but far sweeter than something like Mumford & Sons." - Andrew Fifield (Metro News)

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