Boat on the River
Styx * Track #5 On Cornerstone
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Boat on the River by Styx
Release Date
Performed by
StyxProduced by
Chuck Panozzo & Dennis DeYoung & John Panozzo & James Young & Tommy ShawWrited by
Tommy ShawAbout
“Boat on the River” was released as a single in 1980, but did not receive much airplay in the band’s US native country but was well received in many European countries.
As songwriter Tommy Shaw said:
It never got airplay in America, but in Europe, Japan and what used to be Czechoslovakia, in so ma...
Boat on the River Lyrics
[Refrain]
Take me back to my boat on the river
I need to go down, I need to come down
Take me back to my boat on the river
And I won't cry out any more
[Verse]
Time stands still as I gaze in her waters
She eases me down, touching me gently
With the waters that flow past my boat on the river
So I don't cry out anymore
[Chorus]
Oh, the river is wise
The river, it touches my life like the waves on the sand
And all roads lead to Tranquility Base
Where the frown on my face disappears
[Refrain]
Take me down to my boat on the river
And I won't cry out anymore
[Chorus]
Oh, the river is deep
The river, it touches my life like the waves on the sand
And all roads lead to Tranquility Base
Where the frown on my face disappears, whoa
[Outro]
Take me down to my boat on the river
I need to go down, won't you let me go down
Take me back to my boat on the river
And I won't cry out anymore
And I won't cry out anymore
And I won't cry out anymore
Boat on the River Q&A
Who wrote Boat on the River's ?
Boat on the River was written by Tommy Shaw.
Who produced Boat on the River's ?
Boat on the River was produced by Chuck Panozzo & Dennis DeYoung & John Panozzo & James Young & Tommy Shaw.
When did Styx release Boat on the River?
Styx released Boat on the River on Sun Mar 16 1980.
What did Styx say about "Boat on the River"?
Tommy Shaw told about the origin of the song:
I bought a mandolin and I’d never had one before. I took it home and said, “I’m a guitar player. I can play it.” But it was a whole different tuning, so I just had to make up the chords and I made up that song. It sounded like an old European folk song,...