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The Des Plaines River

from Cold City by The Shams Band

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lyrics

Save me I’ve been so lonely
You were the only one in my mind
An’ lately I’ve just been drinking
Smoking and thinking a million reason why

Cause out across my street I don’t see no one
No faith to go on, and the devil’s in my dreams
But flying through the night I can still feel you
It did not feel true when you said goodbye

An’ take me to The Des Plaines river and drown me
The dirty water all around me, a prisoner in the mud
I’m sailing to you my highway sweetheart
I’m dead under these deep stars
And you come to lift me up

And I’ve been face down, just like a dead man
Drinking that red sand, like sweet country wine
And down, down, down, I’ve been sinking
I’ve been thinking about losing my mind

Cause out across my street I don’t see no one
No faith to go on, no sun in my sky
So, take me my prairie angel
An’ bring me all the way back to my home

An’ take me to The Des Plaines river and drown me
The dirty water all around me, a prisoner in the mud
I’m sailing to you my highway sweetheart
I’m dead under these deep stars
And you come to lift me up
An’ take me to The Des Plaines river and drown me
The dirty water all around me, a prisoner in the mud
I’m sailing to you my highway sweetheart
I’m dead under these deep stars
And you come to lift me up

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from Cold City, released July 9, 2012
Written By: Paul Gulyas
Music By: The Shams Band

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The Shams Band Chicago, Illinois

Drawing heavily from their Kinks, Rolling Stones, and Wilco influences, songwriters Donnie Biggins and Paul Gulyas create whiskey-driven blues, complete with four-part harmonies. It's whiskey-driven storytelling. It's a party. It's rock 'n roll with a banjo. ... more

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