Artist: The Byrds Album: Individual Songs

The river flows, it flows to the sea
Wherever that river goes, that's where I want to be
Flow river, flow - let your waters wash down
Take me from this road to some other town

All he wanted was to be free
And that's the way it turned out to be
Flow river, flow - let your waters wash down
Take me from this road to some other town

Flow river, flow - past the shaded tree
Go river, go - go to the sea
Flow to the sea

The river flows, it flows to the sea
Wherever that river goes, that's where I want to be
Flow river, flow - let your waters wash down
Take me from this road to some other town

Always alone, never with a herd 
Prettiest mare I've ever seen
You'll have to take my word

I'm going to catch that horse if I can
And when I do I'll give her my brand

Well, I was up on Stony Ridge after this chestnut mare
Been chasin' her for weeks
Oh, I'd catch a little glimpse of her every once in a while
Takin' her meal or bathin' - a fine lady
This one day I happened to be real close to her
And I saw her standin' over there
So I snuck up on her nice and easy
Got my rope out and I flung it in the air

I'm going to catch that horse if I can
And when I do I'll give her my brand
And we'll be friends for life
She'll be just like a wife
I'm going to catch that horse if I can

Well, I got her and I'm pullin' on her
And she's pullin' back like this mule goin' up a ladder
I take a choice and I jump right up on her
Damned if I don't land right on top of her
And she takes off, runnin' up on to the ridge
Higher than I've ever been before
She's runnin' along just fine till she stops cos somethin' spooked her
It's a sidewinder, all coiled and ready to strike
She doesn't know what to do for a second
But then she jumps off the edge, me holdin' on

Above the hills, higher than eagles were gliding
Suspended in the sky 
Over the moon, straight for the sun we were riding
My eyes were filled with light
Behind us black walls, below us a bottomless canyon
Floating with no sound
Gulls far below seemed to be suddenly rising
Exploding all around

I'm going to catch that horse if I can
And when I do I'll give her my brand
And we'll be friends for life
She'll be just like a wife
I'm going to catch that horse if I can

And we were falling down this crevice, about a mile down, I'd say
I look down and I see this red thing below us
Comin' up real fast and it's our reflection in this little pool of water
About six feet wide and one foot deep
And we're crawlin' down right through it
And we hit and we splashed it dry
That's when I lost my hold and she got away
But I'm gonna try to get her again someday

I'm going to catch that horse if I can
And when I do I'll give her my brand
And we'll be friends for life
She'll be just like a wife
I'm going to catch that horse 
I'm going to catch that horse 
I'm going to catch that horse if I can
I'm going to catch that horse if I can

Eight miles high and when you touch down
You'll find that it's stranger than known
Signs in the street that say where you're going
Are somewhere just being their own

Nowhere is there warmth to be found
Among those afraid of losing their ground
Rain-grey town known for its sound
In places, small faces unbound

Round the squares, huddled in storms
Some laughing, some just shapeless forms
Sidewalk scenes and black limousines
Some living, some standing alone

I wanna grow up to be a politician
And take over this beautiful land
I wanna grow up to be a politician
And be the old U.S. of A.'s number one man

I'll always be tough, but I'll never be scary
I want to shoot guns or butter my bread
I'll work on the towns or conservate the prairies
And you can believe the future's ahead

I'll give the young the right to vote as soon as they mature
But spare the rod and spoil the child to help them feel secure
And if I win election day I might get a job
I'll sign the bill to help the poor to show I'm not snob

I'll open my door, I'm chargin' no admission
And you can be sure I'll give you my hand
I wanna grow up to be a politician
And take over this beautiful land

I'll make you glad you got me in with everything I do
And I'll defend until the end the old red, white and blue
I wanna grow up to be a politician
And take over this beautiful land
And take over this beautiful land
And take over this beautiful land

Jesus is just alright with me
Jesus is just alright, oh yeah
Jesus is just alright with me
Jesus is just alright

I don't care what they may know
I don't care where they may go
I don't care what they may know
Jesus is just alright, oh yeah
Jesus is just alright

I don't care what they may say
I don't care what they may do
I don't care what they may say
Jesus is just alright, oh yeah
Jesus is just alright

We saw Jesus
We saw Jesus

Jesus is just alright with me
Jesus is just alright, oh yeah
Jesus is just alright with me
Jesus is just alright

Jesus is just alright with me
Jesus is just alright, oh yeah
Jesus is just alright with me
Jesus is just alright, oh yeah

Woke up this morning with light in my eyes
And then realized it was still dark outside
It was a light comin'down from the sky
I don't know who or why

Must be those strangers that come every night
Those saucers shaped light put people up-tight
Leave blue green footprints that glow in the dark
I hope they get home alright

Hey, Mister Spaceman, won't you please take me along
I won't do anything wrong
Hey, Mister Spaceman, won't you please take me along for a ride 

Woke up this mornin', I was feeling quite weird
Had flies in my beer, my toothpaste was smeared
Over my window they'd written my name
Said, "So long, we'll see you again."

Hey, Mister Spaceman, won't you please take me along
I won't do anything wrong
Hey, Mister Spaceman, won't you please take me along for a ride 

Hey, Mister Spaceman, won't you please take me along
I won't do anything wrong
Hey, Mister Spaceman, won't you please take me along for a ride 

Hey, Mister Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there ain't no place I'm going to
Hey, Mister Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you

Take me for a trip upon your magic swirling ship
All my senses have been stripped and my hands can't feel to grip
And my toes too numb to step
Wait only for my boot heels to be wanderin'
I'm ready to go anywhere, I'm ready for to fade
Onto my own parade, cast your dancing spell my way
I promise to go under it

Hey, Mister Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there ain't no place I'm going to
Hey, Mister Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you

So, you want to be a rock and roll star
Then listen now to what I say
Just get an electric guitar
And take some time and learn how to play
And when your hair's combed right and your pants fit tight
It's gonna be all right

Then it's time to go downtown
Where the agent men won't let you down
Sell your soul to the company
Who are waiting there to sell plasticware
And in a week or two if you make the charts
The girls'll tear you apart

The price you pay for your riches and fame 
Was it all a strange game, you're a little insane
The money that came and the public acclaim
Don't forget what you are, you're a rock and roll star

To every thing - turn, turn,  turn
There is a season - turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under heaven

A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep

To every thing - turn, turn,  turn
There is a season - turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under heaven

A time to build up, a time to break down
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones
A time to gather stones together

To every thing - turn, turn,  turn
There is a season - turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under heaven

A time of love, a time of hate
A time of war, a time of peace
A time you may embrace
A time to refrain from embracing

To every thing - turn, turn,  turn
There is a season - turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under heaven

A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rend, a time to sow
A time for love, a time for hate
A time for peace, I swear it's not too late

Oh, I'd rather go and journey where the diamond crest is flowing
And run across the valley beneath the sacred mountain
And wander through the forest where the trees have leaves of prisms
And break the light in colors that no one knows the names of

And when it's time I'll go and wait beside a legendary fountain
Till I see your form reflected in it's clear and jewelled waters
And if you think I'm ready you may lead me to the chasm
Where the rivers of our vision flow into one another

I will want to die beneath the white cascading waters
She may beg, she may plead, she may argue with her logic
And then she'll know the things I learned that really have no value
In the end she will surely know I wasn't born to follow