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The Oak Ridge Boys â Standinâ By The River
(Written By Tony Arata)
Now when me and Ginny were sweet sixteen
Weâd go down to the river at night.
Take a brand new penny make a wish and then
Throw it into the river wide.
She would never tell me what she wished
I never told her mine, standinâ by the river.
We were standinâ by the river
Holding to each other
Dreaminâ bout the other side.
Well now we got married and we moved away
Had to leave the easy world behind
But we took whatever God carried our way
Made the best out of the hardest times
I would hold her in my arms at night
Dreaminâ of the times standinâ by the river.
We were standinâ by the river
Holding to each other
Dreaminâ bout the other side.
We were just like that old river
Saw a lot of things come and go
But the love we had for one another
Kept on flowing.
Now Iâve still got my Ginny, itâs been twelve years
And weâre back upon the riverbank
Gonna throw me a penny in the river again
Gonna say a little word of thanks.
God I hope her every wish came true
I know I got mine, standinâ by the river
We were standinâ by the river
Holding to each other
Dreaminâ bout the other side.
We were standinâ by the river
Holding to each other
Dreaminâ bout the other side.
Yer â
Standinâ by the river, Standinâ by the river,
Standinâ by the river.
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