Up A Lazy River Lyrics - Rickie Lee Jones

Up a lazy river by the old mill run 

Lazy, lazy river in the noon day sun 

Linger awhile in the shade of the tree 

Throw away your troubles, dream a dream of me 

You know, before your sister was born 

This is what your Mama did for a living 

Music opened a whole new world to me 

No matter how bad I feel, no matter how sad or sick I am 

I just touched these keys and poof, like magic 

I always seemed to feel better 

I've always known you had talent, Bobbie 

This piano is for you, Charlie worked hard for it 

See God wouldn't have made you suffer so much 

If you weren't gonna make up for it later 

How happy you can be 

Up a lazy river with me 

Throw away your troubles, baby 

Dream a dream with me 

Up a lazy river with me 

From the halfway mark 

To be a star, a big star 

You gotta be talented obviously 

You gotta be tenacious, have charisma 

But most importantly, you've gotta have it 

A great intangible and you've got it all, Bobbie 

You're gonna be bigger than Sinatra 

I'd settle for a little Jolson Mama, Mama, Mama 

Ah ah ah, there are blue skies up above 

Forever long as we're in love 

We'll be up a lazy river 

Up a crazy lazy river 

Up a lazy river 

I ain't goin' your way 

Get out of my way 

Up a lazy river with me