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J. J. Cale – Stone River lyrics
Stone river
Water ain't runnin' no more
Stone river
Water ain't runnin' no more
Man he done cut if off
And moved it all around
There ain't no river runnin'
No water can't be found
Stone river
Water ain't runnin' no more
Fish ain't swimmin'
Ain't no fish around nowhere
Fish ain't swimmin'
Ain't nobody seem to care
They botteled up and dammed it
Choked it up and jammed it
Killed the life around it
And stole it like a bandit
Stone river
Water ain't runnin' no more
What used to be a river
Now is just an empty site
Ain't no vegetation
It's just an agitation
It don't seem right
There ain't no trees a growin'
No animals are showin'
What used to be a stream
Now is just a dream
Stone river
Water ain't runnin' nowhere
Stone river
Water ain't runnin' no more
Man he done cut it off
And moved it all around
There ain't no river runnin'
No water can't be found
Stone river
Water ain't runnin' no more
They botteled up and dammed it
Choked it up and jammed it
Killed the life around it
And stole it like a bandit
Stone river
Water ain't runnin' no more
There ain't no trees a growin'
No animals are showin'
What used to be a stream
Is now just a dream
Stone river
Water ain't runnin' nowhere
Stone river
Water ain't runnin' no more
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Stone river Water ain't runnin' no more Stone river Water ain't runnin' no more Man he done cut if off And moved it all around There ain't no river runnin' No water can't be found Stone river Water ain't runnin' no more Fish ain't swimmin' Ain't no fish around nowhere Fish ain't swimmin' Ain't nobody seem to care They botteled up and dammed it Choked it up and jammed it Killed the life around it And stole it like a bandit Stone river Water ain't runnin' no more What used to be a river Now is just an empty site Ain't no vegetation It's just an agitation It don't seem right There ain't no trees a growin' No animals are showin' What used to be a stream Now is just a dream Stone river Water ain't runnin' nowhere Stone river Water ain't runnin' no more Man he done cut it off And moved it all around There ain't no river runnin' No water can't be found Stone river Water ain't runnin' no more They botteled up and dammed it Choked it up and jammed it Killed the life around it And stole it like a bandit Stone river Water ain't runnin' no more There ain't no trees a growin' No animals are showin' What used to be a stream Is now just a dream Stone river Water ain't runnin' nowhere Stone river Water ain't runnin' no more Explain Request ×



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