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I Painted My Name - Lyrics by Over The Rhine


Lyrics
I painted my name on a bridge todayin black and white and red and greyyou know it's really not far awayfrom the banks of the riverwhere the president used to playi put it up high above the rocks belowit's sheltered from the wind and the rain and snowyou know the bridge where we used to goour childish trolls and freaks and giant demonssunday i hope you might come byon a big white boat with the sails up highsunday i hope that you'll be trueto all it is i see in youyes strange enough i'm still in love with youand so it seems there's work to doi've got my bow and arrow and a barlow bladecome dawn i want to ride in your brigadesunday i hope you might come byon a big white horse in the big white skysunday i know we'll reconciledown by the river we'll dream awhiledown by the river we'll sing awhiledown by the river we'll play awhiledown by the river we'll cry awhiledown by the river we'll dance awhiledown by the river just you and i

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