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River (Paradise Is There Version)
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Natalie Merchant
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Young and strong, Hollywood son In the early morning light This star, fell down On Sunset Boulevard Young and strong, beautiful one One that we embraced so closely is gone Was torn, torn away So let the youth of America mourn Include him in their prayers Let his image linger on Repeated ev'rywhere With candles, with flowers He was One of ours He was one of ours Why don't you let him be He's gone, we know Give his mother and his father peace Vulture's candor, casual slander You murder his memory He's gone, we know And it's nothin' but a tragedy Lay to rest your soul, your body Lay beside your name Lay to rest your rage, your hunger, and amazing grace With candles, with flowers You were One of ours I saw cameras expose Your life I heard rumors explode Explode with lies I saw children in tears Cry, and crowd around the site Of where you had collapsed that day And where your last breath and word had been sighed Where your heart burst, and where you had died I saw where you had died I saw where you had died Let the youth of America mourn Include him in their prayers Let his image linger on Repeated ev'rywhere Let the youth of America mourn Include him in their prayers Let his image linger on Repeated ev'rywhere Let the youth of America mourn...
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