Lyrics to
River Of Life

This version of River Of Life was released by Reo Speedwagon in 1975.

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I’ve got a river of life flowing out of me
Makes the lame to walk and the blind to see
Opens prisons doors, sets the captives free
I’ve got a river of life flowing out of me

Spring up, O well (splish spash) in my soul
Spring up, O well (koosh koosh koosh koosh) and make me who-o-ole
Spring up, O well (TIDAL WAVE!) at me-ee
That life abundantly

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Reo Speedwagon has released many songs over the years besides River Of Life. Reo Speedwagon released songs from 1971 to 2007 spanning across albums like REO Speedwagon, R.E.O / T.W.O., Ridin' The Storm Out, Lost In A Dream, This Time We Mean It, R.E.O., You Can Tune A Piano, But You Can't Tuna Fish, Nine Lives, Hi Infidelity, Good Trouble, Wheels Are Turnin', Life As We Know It, The Earth, A Small Man, His Dog And A Chicken, Building The Bridge, and Find Your Own Way Home. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Reo Speedwagon.

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About Lyrics and River Of Life by Reo Speedwagon

The lyrics for River Of Life are defined as the words making up the song released by Reo Speedwagon in 1975. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to River Of Life have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Reo Speedwagon and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to River Of Life by Reo Speedwagon if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to River Of Life" means the words set to the music of River Of Life, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Reo Speedwagon. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to River Of Life and the lyrics to River Of Life are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Reo Speedwagon who came here looking just for the lyrics to River Of Life, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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