The River Song

by Billy Shields

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On a snowy morning in 2016, a good friend and I were driving from Gardiner, Montana, a small town near the North entrance to Yellowstone, up to the city of Bozeman, when the car we were driving hit some black ice on a lonely mountain pass just south of Livingston. The car spun off the highway, barreled down a hill, blasting through a fence and into the water.

This is a song about that experience.

lyrics

We were up with the sun
We were rolling through the timber
Just south of Livingston
I will always remember

The look you shot my way
As we spun into the river
I was in it to my waist
Tryin to save the vinyl records

When we blew right through the gate
I thought, “well, at least I was sober”
Got a ticket anyway
Ain’t that some shit, then it was over

Thought my car would float away
Took two hours just to tow it
We sat there for a moment
Then we made our way to Bozeman

The Absaroka range
Was blanketed in powder
Reality got louder
As we drove away without her

credits

released May 5, 2022
Billy Shields- Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Zach Shields- Bass
Joe Makuch- Lead Guitar
Jake Snow- Cajon

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