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Follow The River

from Howl At The Moon by John Pippus

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about

In June 2010 I was in Winnipeg doing my one-man play at the fringe festival. I was walking along the Red River with my wife talking about what makes a good spiritual or gospel song.
We stopped and Pam said "I hope we can find our way back to where we're staying". I said, "we can't go wrong if we follow the river".
Bingo. Song idea.
When I got back to Vancouver the following month I wrote this song pretty quickly, drawing on real life experiences. Yes, I have been standing in a welfare line.
If you search the title on YouTube, you'll find a couple of guys who have done cover versions.

lyrics

Down in the city there’s a whole world waiting
Lives that run on fumes
Whiskey and women and the talk of strangers
Filling up the room

The road is full of twists and turns
People who will steer you wrong
Not always easy to find your way
And feel like you belong

You can’t go wrong
When you follow the river
Follow the river home
You can’t go wrong
When you follow the river
You’re never going to be alone

I lost sight of what was right
Common decency
Helping your brother
When this big old world
Has brought him to his knees

This life is full of twists and turns
People who will lead you astray
So don’t ignore that outstretched hand
It might be you one day

You can’t go wrong…

Maybe you’re standing in a welfare line
I’ve been down there too
Waiting for someone to give you a handout
Tell you what to do

The road is full of twists and turns
People who will steer you wrong
Not always easy to find your way
And feel like you belong

You can’t go wrong…

© 2010 John Pippus

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from Howl At The Moon, released February 1, 2013
Words and Music: John Pippus

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"Reminiscent and harkening in spirit, in some ways, to Neil Young’s classic “Harvest,” Pippus and friends have made something much richer in tone and certainly more fitting for 2022.”

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