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Rollin' Down The River

from OK, Boomer​.​.​. by Dave Kleh

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Interstate highway and life systems

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Rollin' down the river in his '67 Ford
In his life he's a little bored
And he's rollin' down the river to his home
He's an elected official in the township where he lives
To the United Way he gives
And he's rollin' down the river to his home
His wife has shut him off and his love is growin' cold
He wishes he could make it with a 17-year-old
She is young and has her life ahead of her, but smokes
He's middle-aged and comes to see his life is but a joke
Rollin' down the river

Rollin' down the river in her punch buggy no punch-back bug
Lookin' for a man who wears no rug
And she's rollin' down the river to her home
She has work as a steno clerk and her boss is a big fat jerk
Wears a hairdo like a Turk
And she's rollin' down the river to her home
She was born in 1965 and knows no love
Her friends got hitched and some had kids and others got split up
She is locked inside a box of a world that she once knew
Of Barbie toys and a little boy who promised he'd be true
What can you do?
Rollin' down the river

All day long and all night long
The cars and trucks are shifting gears
2-4-7, 3-6-5, 3-6-6, on a leap year

Rollin' down the river through a commercial/industrial zone
He's answered a million telephones
But he still thinks he's got thunder in his bones
Rollin' down the river on the highway to his home
He's just like a rolling stone
He's just like Mr Dylan's Mr Jones
He gets home, his wife is gone, she's taken everything
Alone he stands, he removes his wedding ring
He was always told that hard work had its own rewards
He gets back on the highway with the Chevys and the Fords
And says, "Oh Lord"
Rollin' down the river

All day long and all night long
The cars and trucks are shifting gears
2-4-7, 3-6-5, 3-6-6, on a leap year

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from OK, Boomer​.​.​., released November 8, 2021
Dave Kleh - Acoustic guitar, keyboards, vocals
Bill Mullins - Lead guitars, bass, drums

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Dave Kleh Burlington, Vermont

Dave Kleh is a 20th century exile, a singer-songwriter making music, recording music, playing most of the instruments...you get the idea. Real music, real good!. Rock on!

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