The River by Bruce Springsteen

Listening comprehension

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I come from down in the
Where mister when you're
They you up to do like your done
Me and Mary we met in high
When she was just
We'd ride out of this down to where the fields were
We'd go down to the
And into the river we'd
Oh down to the river we'd

Then I got Mary
And man that was all she
And for my birthday I got a union card and a coat
We went down to the
And the put it all to rest
No day smiles no walk down the
No flowers no wedding

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

I got a job construction for the Johnstown Company
But lately there ain't been no work on account of the
Now all them things that seemed so
Well mister they vanished right into the
Now I just act like I don't
Mary acts like she don't

But I remember us in my brother's car
Her tan and wet down at the reservoir
At night on them banks I'd lie
And pull her just to feel each breath she'd
Now those come back to me
They me like a curse
Is a a lie if it don't come
Or is it something
That me down to the
I know the river is
That me down to the tonight
Down to the
My baby and I
Oh down to the river we