Actually above mentioned track is by written by Roger Mcguinn and Bob Dylan and sung by The Byrds frontman Roger Mcguinn. The Byrds have also credit for another track in this movie - I wasn’t born to follow. Every ingredient of this movie including its soundtract deserves a dedicated review.
Lyrics:
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
-
I will not mince words in anaysing the https://lyrics. Like a good poem, every indivual will derive a meaning which best suits himr/her, I will just correlate song’s significance to the movie. Two rider set out on a trans-america journey by road. During last few minutes, camera goes aerial and we see an image of a flowing river, which is a metaphor for a long road. Protagonists urge that river to help them find their destination.
Please watch the movie first for the images and script, then for songs and acting and you will get hooked to it!