Underground River
Jimmy Nail"Underground River" is a song by Jimmy Nail, released in 2014 in the Pop genre. The song is 2:29 long and contains 33 lines and 267 words.
Lyrics
0:21They say there's an underground river
0:25That none of us can see
0:29And it flows through winding tunnels
0:32On it's way to a tideless sea
0:36And across that sea is an island
0:40A paradise we are told
0:44Where the toils of life are forgotten
0:47And they call it the island of souls
0:51For only a soul can go there
0:55A soul that's been set free
0:58From the confines of a working life
1:02To find eternity
1:08Hum hmmm
1:11Oh a man builds a cage with the tools he is given
1:15His casket is sealed with a riveter's gun
1:19All the days in between he's just making a livin'
1:23'Til he takes to his bed where he lays down his head
1:27And he's passed on his tools to his son
1:31'Til the ship's left the quay only now is he free
1:35And the days of his labor are done
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2:21Nah
2:29This is what we do we build ships
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