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Boatman
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Rock
Boatman was released on January 1, 1996 by Coconut Bay as a part of the album Bicycle
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AlbumBicycle
Release DateJanuary 1, 1996
LabelCoconut Bay
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM108

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Livingston Taylor
Livingston Taylor
Guitar
Aaron Hurwitz
Aaron Hurwitz
Organ
Cindy Cashdollar
Cindy Cashdollar
Dobro
James Taylor
James Taylor
Background Vocals
Leslie Ritter
Leslie Ritter
Background Vocals
Mike DeMicco
Mike DeMicco
Electric Guitar
Neal Wilkenson
Neal Wilkenson
Drums
Scott Petito
Scott Petito
Bass
V. Martucci
V. Martucci
Electric Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Livingston Taylor
Livingston Taylor
Composer
Maggie Taylor
Maggie Taylor
Composer

Lyrics

Hearts were exploding around us
As we drifted south in the bay
The grey up above and the grey down below
Left us with nothing to say
So we drifted along in the silence
'Til the tickle of life trickled in
And the rhythm began in the hiss of the sand
We were catching fire again
CHORUS:
Boatman, I am a river
I am a mountain to the sea
Boatman, taker and giver
Can you deliver me
And can I forever run free
We finally caught up to the legends
We were walking side by side
We'd worked up a plan to go out hand in hand
But the long trail wasn't that wide
The water around us was freezing
We laughed and threw ourselves in
And although we were old, the sting of that cold
Pumped up that feeling, here it is again
CHORUS
I'm a message in a bottle
Adrift on a deep blue sea
Searching for some distant shore
Waiting for something to be
No longer afraid of falling
Cut the strings from the sky
We found level ground and set ourselves down
Amazing we all didn't die
We took each day as given
Oh second by second they came
The ice and the sun and the thundering guns
Good God I was finally sane
CHORUS
Written by: Livingston Taylor, Maggie Taylor
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