The River, compuesta por Bruce Springsteen, fue inspirada por la crisis económica de los años 70 en EE. UU. y por la experiencia de su cuñada que quedó embarazada siendo joven. La canción reflexiona sobre la pérdida de la inocencia y los desafíos del joven adulto, simbolizados por el río.
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Introducción:
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I come from down in the valley Where mister, when you're young
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They bring you up to do like your daddy done
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Me and Mary we met in high school When she was just seventeen
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We'd drive out of this valley down to where the fields were green
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We'd go down to the river And into the river we'd dive
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Oh down to the river we’d ride
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Then I got Mary pregnant And man, that was all she wrote
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And for my 19th birthday I got a union card and a wedding coat
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We went down to the courthouse And the judge put it all to rest
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No wedding day smiles, no walk down the aisle
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No flowers, no wedding dress
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That night we went down to the river
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And into the river we'd dive
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Oh down to the river we did ride
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I got a job working construction for the Johnstown Company
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But lately there ain't been much work on account of the economy
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Now all them things that seemed so important
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Well mister they vanished right into the air
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Now I just act like I don't remember Mary acts like she don't care
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But I remember us riding in my brother's car Her body tan and wet down at
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the reservoir At night on them banks I'd lie awake
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And pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take
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Now those memories come back to haunt me
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They haunt me like a curse
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Is a dream a lie if it don't come true Or is it something worse
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That sends me down to the river Though I know the river is dry