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Bruce Springsteen - The Live Series: Songs of Introspection - The River – Live at St. Rose of Lima School, Freehold, NJ – 11/8/1996
The Live Series: Songs of Introspection
01. It’s My Life – Live at the Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA – 10/1/1978
02. Jackson Cage – Live at Wembley Arena, London, UK – 6/4/1981
03. Used Cars – Live at Brendan Byrne Arena, E. Rutherford, NJ – 8/6/1984
04. Downbound Train – Live at Giants Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ – 8/22/1985
05. Two Faces – Live at La Arena, Los Angeles, CA – 4/23/1988
06. My Beautiful Reward – Live at Brendan Byrne Arena, E. Rutherford, NJ – 6/24/1993
07. The River – Live at St. Rose of Lima School, Freehold, NJ – 11/8/1996
08. It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City – Live at Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ – 11/26/1996
09. Loose Ends – Live at Continental Airlines Arena, E. Rutherford, NJ – 7/18/1999
10. Reno – Live at Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH – 7/31/2005
11. I’ll Fly Away – Live at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL – 4/22/2008
12. The Wrestler – Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY – 5/4/2009
13. Hearts of Stone – Live at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT – 5/17/2014
14. Blinded by the Light – Live at Metlife Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ – 8/30/2016
15. Long Time Comin’ – Live at Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall, Australia – 2/16/2017
I come from down in the valley where mister, when you're young
They bring you up to do like your daddy done
Me and Mary, we met in high school when she was just 17
We'd drive out of that valley, down to where the fields were green

We'd go down to the river
And into the river we'd dive
Oh, down to the river we'd ride

Then I got Mary pregnant and man, that was all she wrote
And for my 19th birthday, I got a union card and a wedding coat
We went down to the courthouse and the judge put it all to rest
No wedding day smiles, no walk down the aisle, no flowers, no wedding dress

That night we went down to the river
And into the river we'd dive
Oh, down to the river we'd ride

And I got a job working construction for the Johnstown Company
But lately, there ain't been much work on account of the economy
Now all them things that seemed so important
Well, they vanished right into the air
I just act like I don't remember, Mary acts like she don't care

But I remember us riding in my brother's car
Her body tanned and wet down at the reservoir
At night on those banks I'd lie awake
Pull her close just to feel every breath she'd take
Now those memories come back to haunt me
Yeah, they haunt me like a curse
Is a dream lie if it don't come true or is it something worse?

That sends me down to the river
Oh, I know the river is dry
Sends me down to the river tonight
Yeah, down to the river, my baby and I
Whoa, down to the river we ride, hey!