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1. "River Song"
Time: 3:47 Dennis Wilson Music BMI
Dennis Wilson/Carl Wilson


Walkin' down by the river
Water running through my knees
(Ahhh)
River, oh river moves so free
(Ahhh)
Oh mighty river endlessly

Oo mighty river
I would love to be like you
Oo lonely river
Has not got the time to say

I was born into the city life
It's all that I've ever known
You know it's rough gettin' round this place
So crowded I can hardly breathe

You can only see about a block or two
In L. A. that's the truth
I'm lookin' for some country life
Some kickin' room no more city life
I want the river

Rollin' rollin' rollin' on river
(I got to get away I got to get away I got to get away)
Rollin' rollin' rollin' on river
(I got to get away I got to get away I got to get away)
Rollin' rollin' rollin' on river
(I got to get away I got to get away I got to get away)
Rollin' rollin' rollin' on river
(I got to get away I got to get away I got to get away)
Rollin' rollin' rollin' on

It breaks my heart to see the city
I wonder why it ain't pretty
Oh I want to cry, want to cry

Come on you've got to do it do it do it
You got to run away you got to run away

You got to do it do it do it
You got to run away
You got to run away (x4)


2. "What's Wrong"
Time: 2:25 Dennis Wilson Music BMI
Dennis Wilson/Gregg Jakobson/M. Horn


Love the way you move me
Love the way you groove me
I believe in rock and roll

You're stanidin' in the door girl
Holdin' down the floor girl
Come on and rock and roll

So what's wrong with you girl
What's wrong with being crazy

Can't live with you
So I think I'll live without you
Play my rock and roll

Your words drip with honey
While you spend my money
It's funny to watch you girl
So what's wrong with you girl

I'm gone I'm gone
I'm gone I'm gone

It ain't very funny
How you spend all my money

I'm gone I'm gone
I'm gone I'm gone
Do what you want to but baby don't you do it on me

Your mama thinks I'm crazy
Your papa says I'm lazy
'Cause I play my rock and roll

My head's gettin' hazy
My knees are gettin' shaky
From playin' my rock and roll

I'm gone I'm gone
Saved by rock and roll

I'm gone I'm gone
I'm gone I'm gone

It ain't very funny
How you spend all my money

I'm gone I'm gone
I'm gone I'm gone

Do what you want to but baby don't you do it on me

I'm gone I'm gone
I'm gone I'm gone


3. "Moonshine"
Time: 2:31 Dennis Wilson Music BMI
Dennis Wilson/Gregg Jakobson


Who made my moonshine intoxicate me
Oooooh who made me cry
Like the end of a beautiful play

Holds and tickles and hugs out the night
Hold her hand and started to cry
The audience thought they would die

It was you who said there won't be tomorrow
You said you love me now in another way
Oh in another way

Na na na naa na na naa no (x4)

It was you who said there won't be tomorrow
You said you love me now in another way
Oh in another way

Gone gone away gone gone away (x4)

4. "Friday Night"
Time: 3:12 Dennis Wilson Music BMI
Dennis Wilson/Gregg Jakobson


Oh oh it's Friday night
The white punks play tonight
Shirts off you motorcycle rider
Night hider
And people who pray

I believe my Jesus
Is in my soul
Come on my brother
Let's a-rock and roll

What's that feeling down inside of me
Rock and roll
Food for the soul
She made me happy
She made me mad

Hats off to the drummer's little lady
See ya sugar
All alone
The white punks play tonight

Play your guitar
Play your guitar
Come on brother play your guitar
Come on brother play your guitar


5. "Dreamer"
Time: 4:24 Dennis Wilson Music BMI
Dennis Wilsn/Gregg Jakobson


I know a carpenter who had a dream
Killed the man but you couldn't kill the dream
Who said it was easy
People gotta be free
And the band keeps on playin'

I know people who want to go far
Make big movies and become a star
People got to dream
Dreamer who said it was easy
And the band played
Play for me

Now I've seen people from near and far
They couldn't get to heaven in their car
Who said it was easy
Driver drive on uh

Oooo let the wind carry your blues away
That's all we're tryin' to say
How 'bout a better day
Fall in love
Oooooo ooh

And the band keeps on playin'
Play for me

Do you wonder where you are
Wake up in bed with a star
That was easy
Dreamer dream on
And the band keeps on playing
Play


6. "Thoughts Of You"
Time: 3:05 Dennis Wilson Music BMI
Dennis WIlson/Jim Dutch


The sunshine blinded me this morning love
Like the sunshine love comes and goes again
I love you I love you
The sea air it's flowing through my room again
Like the thoughts of you fill my heart with joy again

I'm sorry
I miss you

All things that live one day must die you know
Even love and the things we hold close
Look at love look at love look at love
Look what we've done

Loneliness is a very special place
To forget is something that I've never done
Silently silently you touch my face


7. "Time"
Time: 3:33 Dennis Wilson Music BMI
Dennis Wilson/Karen Lamm-Wilson


Home home sweet home
I'm going home
To where she waits
To share love with me yeah

I'm the kind of guy
Who loves to mess around
Know a lot of women
But they don't fill my heart
With love completely free
Ooh I love you I really do

Hold me hold me close completely free yeah
Hold on hold on hold on
Hold on hold on hold on
(Take me there) (x6)


8. "You And I"
Time: 3:28 Dennis Wilson Music BMI
Dennis Wilson/Karen Lamm-Wilson/Gregg Jakobson


I've never seen the light
That people talk about
You open up my wallet
And dust falls out

That's alright with me
Because the songs that I'll sing
Won't be blue mmm yeah
Honey you and I

No more lonely nights

I'll never make the headlines
Or the evening news
There won't be rags to riches
Story for me oh

But the songs that I sing
Won't be blue
Uh yeah
Honey you and I ooh you and I

No more lonely nights

Take me there
The truth the faith I have in you
Yeah yeah yeah
It's our melody

It's what we do together
My Jesus you open up my heart
You make me laugh
When I'm feelin' down

No more lonely nights (x5)

9. "Pacific Ocean Blues"
Time: 2:40 Dennis Wilson Music BMI
Dennis Wilson/Mike Love


We live on the edge of a body of water
Warmed by the blood of the cold hearted
Slaughter of otter
Wonder how she feels mother seal
It's no wonder the Pacific Ocean is blue

The flagship of death is an old whaling trawler
The people are rising over whale killing crawlers
You gotta holler more
Wait a minute can't you see
You gotta let 'em be
Yeah it's no wonder the Pacific Ocean is blue

Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Water yeah water yeah water yeah

We love you Pacific Ocean blue
Yeah we love you Pacific Ocean Blue
Oh we love you Pacific Ocean Blue
Oh I we love you Pacific Ocean Blue
It's no wonder the Pacific Ocean is blue

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah


10. "Farewell My Friend"
Time: 2:27 Dennis Wilson Music BMI
Dennis Wilson


Farewell my friend
My beautiful friend
Farewell

You take the high road
And I'll take the low road
And we'll meet again
Farewell my friend

I love you
In a funny way

You take the high road
I'll take the low road
And we will meet again
Farewell my friend

Oh I want to see you again
Oh farewell
Farewell
Oh I want to see you again
Farewell
Oh I'm on the mountain again
Oh farewell
Oh I want to see you again
Oh my friend
Oh that's when I'll see you again
Farewell
Oh I want to see you again


11. "Rainbows"
Time: 2:56 Dennis Wilson Music BMI
Dennis Wilson/Carl Wilson/S. Kalanich


Rainbows shining on my shoulders
Oo-ooh sunshine warming up my day
Birds sing and in the air the sound of spring
And in the wind the flowers bring
Their presents to the day

Earth opens up its arms for me
When you get the feelin'
The feelin' everything's all right alright
And I want you to know
I love you I love you so

Night and day
People love to have a good time
They're dancing in the golden light
It'll get you feelin' fine

Ooh honey hold me
I want to feel you close to me
I want to know the funky things
You mean everything to me

Love I really want to be with you
I don't have a reason
I could never tell you why I know
But I doooo
Hon I love you I love you so

Night and day
Every dance
Come on baby come on
Don't miss our chance
Oh let it shine on you
Oh let the sun shine shine shine
Let it shine


12. "End Of The Show"
Time: 2:56 Dennis Wilson Music BMI
Dennis Wilson/Gregg Jakobson


Here we are
With our dreams in the sky
We all have our dreams
It's wonderful to know we're alive
At the end
It's over

There you are
At the end of the show
Mem'ries are real
It's wonderful to know you're alive
At the end

Thank you very much
For everything you've ever wanted
Oh oh oh

Thank you very much
For everything you've ever needed
Oh oh oh

Thank you very much
For everything you've ever dreamed of
Whoa whoa
It's over

Thank you


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