Linda Ronstadt

Songwriter: Jackson Browne

Producer: John Boylan

[Verse 1]
Oh people look around you
The signs are everywhere
You left him for somebody other than you
To be the one to care

[Pre-Chorus 1]
You're lost inside your houses
There's no time to find you now
Oh your walls are burning
And your towers are turning
I've gotta leave you here
And try to get down to the sea somehow

[Chorus 1]
Rock me on the water
Sister won't you soothe my fevered brow
Oh-ohh rock me on the water
And I'll get down to the sea somehow

[Verse 2]
The road is filled with homeless souls
Every woman, child and man
Who have no idea where they will go
But they'll help you if they can

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Now everyone must have some thought
That's gonna pull them through somehow
Well the fires are raging hotter and hotter
But the sisters of the sun
Are gonna rock me on the water now

[Chorus 1]
Rock me on the water
Sister won't you soothe my fevered brow
Oh-ohh rock me on the water
And I'll get down to the sea somehow

[Verse 3]
Oh people look among you
It's there your hope must lie
There's a seabird above you gliding in one place
Like Jesus in the sky

[Pre-Chorus 3]
We all must do the best we can
And then hang onto that gospel cloud
When my life is over
Gonna stand for the father
But the sisters of the sun
Are gonna rock me on the water now

[Chorus 2]
Rock me on the water
Sister won't you soothe my fevered brow
Oh-ohh rock me on the water
Then maybe I'll remember
Maybe I'll remember how

[Chorus 3]
Rock me on the water
The wind is with me now
Oh-ohh rock me on the water
I'll get down to the sea somehow
I gotta get down to the sea somehow

A multiplatinum-selling recording artist and a true icon in American music, Linda Ronstadt redefined folk rock with her diverse fusion in genres and powerful vocals.

She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2014 and has earned a wide range of nominations, spanning from a Tony Award and a Golden Globe Award. She has charted 38 Billboard Hot 100 singles with 21 of them reaching the top 40. Having collaborated with several artists in many genres, Ronstadt has lent her vocals to over 120 albums and has sold more than 100 million records.

Her last live concert in 2009, marked the end of her career when she retired in 2011, after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and unable to perform.

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