This River Bends

Story Behind The Song

Nikki drew the cover art of the CD when she was in college and the music was written when she was thinking of how life is like a river. The drawing partly inspired her to write "This River Bends" regarding a simple view of life.

Song Description

Each of us is floating down a calm flowing river of life that has bends in it and maybe even rapids but is flowing towards the sea where it ends. Nikki Hornsby sees her life as always reaching up towards God through all tribulations for help and gratefulness for good times as she holds her heart in her open hand towards the world as she knows This River Bends.

Song Length 3:14 Genre Folk - General, Folk - Country
Tempo Non 4/4 Lead Vocal Female Vocal
Mood Sociable, Enchanting Subject Other, Existence
Language English Era 1980 - 1989

Lyrics

3/4 Waltz BY NIKKI 5/6/94
KEY: G LEAD GUITAR INTRO: G B7 E A7 D7 G

1 G 4 C 1 G
FLOATING DOWN THE RIVER WITH LOVE
4 C 1 G
WITH MY EYES LOOKING UP TO ABOVE
4 C 1 G B7 Em
FLOATING DOWN THE RIVER WITH MY HEART IN MY HAND
2 A7 4 C 5 D7
REACHING OUT WITH THE OTHER HOPING YOU'LL UNDERSTAND

1 G 4 C 1 G
FLOATING DOWN THE RIVER TO THE END
4 C B7
KNOWING GOD'S ALWAYS BEEN MY BEST FRIEND
4 C 1 G B7 E
HE SHOWED ME THE WAY TO LIVE OUT EACH DAY
2 A7 5 D7 1 G 5 D7
WITH HOPE CAUSE THIS RIVER BENDS
Chorus: [w/ full chorus of voices]
1 G 3 B7 E 2 A7 5 D7 1 G 5 D7
THIS RIVER BENDS THIS RIVER BENDS
1 G 3 B7 E 2 A7 5 D7 1 G 5 D7
THIS RIVER BENDS CAUSE THIS RIVER BENDS
1 G 4 C 1 G
FLOATING DOWN THE RIVER WITH A SONG
4 C 1 G
IN MY LIFE I'VE DONE SOMETHINGS WRONG
4 C 1 G B7 Em
FLOATING DOWN THE RIVER WITH MY HEART IN MY HAND
2 A7 4 C 5 D7
REACHING OUT WITH THE OTHER HOPING YOU'LL UNDERSTAND

FLOATING DOWN THE RIVER TO THE END
KNOWING GOD'S ALWAYS BEEN MY BEST FRIEND
HE SHOWED ME THE WAY TO LIVE OUT EACH DAY
WITH HOPE CAUSE THIS RIVER BENDS

//:THIS RIVER BENDS THIS RIVER BENDS
THIS RIVER BENDS CAUSE THIS RIVER BENDS://

Lyrics Nikki Hornsby Music Nikki Hornsby
Producer Nikki Honsby & Marty Rifkin Publisher Nikki Hornsby
Label CJP-NHRecords

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