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	Current version of Prince Lyrics The Holy River (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/p/prince/the-holy/) Current version of the lyrics						Version 1 of Prince Lyrics The Holy River (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/p/prince/the-holy/v1.html) Version 1 of the lyrics
1	Let's go down to the holy river						Let's go down 2 the holy river	1
	If we drown then we'll be delivered						If we drown then we'll be delivered
2	You can still see the picture upon the wall						U can still see the picture upon the wall	2
	One eye staring at nothing at all						One eye staring at nothing at all
1							The other one trying 2 focus through all your tears	1
2							U can try and try but there's nothin' 2 hide	2
3							U can't run from yourself and what's inside	3
4							U got 2 find the answers 2 the questions that U most fear	4
5								5
6							So over and over U ask your soul	6
7							Why'd U come down 2 a world so cold?	7
8							And the voice inside says 2night the truth will be told	8
3	The other one trying to focus through all your tears						U surrounded yourself with                     all the wrong faces	3
1	You can try and try but there's nothin' to hide							1
2	You can't run from yourself and what's inside							2
3	You got to find the answers to the questions that you most fear							3
4								4
5	So over and over you ask your soul							5
6	Why'd you come down to a world so cold?							6
7	And the voice inside says, tonight the truth will be told							7
8								8
9	You surrounded yourself with all the wrong faces							9
	Spending your time in all the wrong places						Spending your time in all the wrong places
4	Puttin' your faith in things that only make you cry						Puttin' your faith in things that only make U cry	4
5	People say, they love you when they wanna help						People say they love U when they wanna help	5
6	But how can they when you can't help yourself?						But how can they when U can't help yourself?	6
7							The more they say they love U, the more U just wanna die	7
10	The more they say they love you, the more you just wanna die							10
	So here we go again, the self analysis						So here we go again, the self analysis
8	Have another glass of port and uh, forget this						Have another glass of Port and uh.. forget this	8
9	The band's playin' at the club tonight and they're bound to groove						The band's playin' at the club 2night	9
9							and they're bound 2 groove	9
10								10
11							There U are, U think U're high	11
12							U can't ask yourself cuz U'd only lie	12
13							If U had a dollar 4 every time U tried	13
10	There you are, you think you're high						U can't call nobody cuz they'll tell U straight up	10
11	You can't ask yourself 'cuz you'd only lie						Come and make love when U really hate 'em	11
11	If you had a dollar for every time you tried							11
12								12
13	You can't call nobody 'cuz they'll tell you straight up							13
14	Come and make love when you really hate 'em							14
	Relationships based on the physical are over and done						Relationships based on the physical are over and done
12	They're over and done						They're over and done (They're over and done)	12
13	(They're over and done)						U'd rather have fun	13
15								15
16	You'd rather have fun							16
	With only one, with only one						With only one, with only one
14	Only one, one						Only one... one (one)	14
17	(One)							17
	And then it hit 'cha like a fist on a wall						And then it hit 'cha like a fist on a wall
15	Who gave you life when there was none at all?						Who gave U life when there was none at all?	15
16	Who gave the sun permission to rise up everyday?						Who gave the sun permission 2 rise up everyday? (Ooh, oh yes)	16
17	(Ooh, oh, yes)						Let me tell it (Go'n)	17
18	Let me tell it						If U ask God 2 love U longer	18
19	(Go'n)						Every breath U take will make U stronger	19
20							Keepin' U happy (happy) and proud 2 call	20
21	If you ask God to love you longer						His name (Go'n and say it)	21
22	Every breath you take will make you stronger						Jesus (Jesus)	22
18	Keepin' you happy							18
23	(Happy)						And over and over U ask your soul	23
24							Why'd U come down 2 a world so cold?	24
25	And proud to call His name						And the voice inside said 2night the truth will be told	25
19	(Go'n' and say it)							19
20	Jesus							20
21	(Jesus)							21
22								22
23	And over and over you ask your soul							23
24	Why'd you come down to a world so cold?							24
25	And the voice inside said, tonight the truth will be told							25
	And this time I was listening, hear me						And this time I was listening, hear me
26	Let's go down to the holy river						Let's go down 2 the holy river	26
27	If we drown then we'll be delivered						If we drown then we'll be delivered (Yes we will)	27
28	(Yes, we will)						If we don't then we'll never see the light (No)	28
29	If we don't then we'll never see the light						If U die before U try	29
30	(No)						U'll have 2 come back and face the light (Oh yes)	30
31							When U believe it, U got a good reason 2 cry (Oh my, my)	31
26	If you die before you try							26
32	You'll have to come back and face the light						So I went on down 2       the holy river	32
33	(Oh, yes)						I called my girl and told her I had something 2 give her	33
34	When you believe it, you got a good reason to cry						I asked her 2 marry me and she said yes, I cried	34
27	(Oh my, my)							27
28								28
29	So I went on down to the holy river							29
30	I called my girl and told her, I had something to give her							30
31	I asked her to marry me and she said, yes, I cried							31
	Oh, that night I drowned in her tears and mine						Oh, that night I drowned in her tears and mine
35	And, and instead of a glass of sorrow and wine						And.. and instead of a glass of sorrow and wine	35
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	Looking back y'all, I don't miss nothing except the time						Looking back y'all, I don't miss nothing except the time
	And when I see that picture upon the wall						And when I see that picture upon the wall
	The one eye staring at nothing at all						The one eye staring at nothing at all
36	My eyes trying to focus but these are much different tears						My eyes trying 2 focus but these are much different tears	36
37	Oh yes, they are						Oh, yes they are	37
38							Let's go down 2 the holy river {x3}	38
33	Let's go down to the holy river							33
34	Let's go down to the holy river							34
35	Let's go down to the holy river							35
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37	Let's go down to the holy river							37
38	Let's go down to the holy river							38
39	Let's go down to the holy river							39

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