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Only the River Knows Her Name

from Dead Lovers by John Hewitt

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ONLY THE RIVER KNOWS HER NAME

They made it look like an accident
The bills were paid and the money was spent
They made it look rusty, like a two timing automobile
But in the town where the walls caved in
And all dead men look the same
Come my dear,
Only the river knows her name

Back on a fat cats balcony
A heart attack burstin’ at the seams
He’s got an uncle in the senate
So he’ll never get thrown away
And in the town where the sidewalks weep
And the street lamps glow so grey
Come my dear,
Only the river knows her name

They said she was some kind of champion
With a loaded rifle in the poor man’s dungeon
She never met her daddy til she was twenty one
But in the town where the rabid roam
And all the sweet grass grows so tall
Come my dear,
Only the river gives it all

-John Hewitt-

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from Dead Lovers, track released December 31, 2021
Written by John Hewitt
Produced and mixed by John Hewitt
Mastered by Brendan Lyons

John Hewitt: Guitars, bass, vocals
Jordan Dempster: Drums

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John Hewitt Edmonton, Alberta

John Hewitt was born in Northern Ontario. From an early age he took inspirations from the arts to create a bond between expression and emotion. From the Beat Generation to the Beatles, Quentin Tarantino to John Steinbeck all of the images in John's songs have some relation to the giants before him. ... more

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