John Parr

Released: September 13, 1996

Songwriter: John Parr

Producer: Alan Roy Scott Frank Langer

Baby, while the city sleeps in silence
It's waiting, another side of a line
Come and see the edge of danger
Take a ride, 'cause

The river runs deep, through troubled waters
The river runs deep, to the secret sounds of night
The river runs deep, past oar and rudder
The river runs deep, and the river runs deep
And tonight it's runnin' wild

Listen, to voices in the distance
Whisper, from hearts in time of need
In your eyes I see adventure, you're just like me, oh

The river runs deep, through troubled waters
The river runs deep, through the secret sounds of night
The river runs deep, past oar and rudder
The river runs deep, so you better hold on tight

The river runs deep, as deep as feelings
The river runs deep, when the bullets start to fly
The river runs deep, through dirty dealings
The river runs deep, the river runs deep
And tonight it's runnin' wild

But it's in my blood, it's in my soul, it's a part of me
And it won't let go, can you stand the heat, can you take the fire
When you're in the open, there's nowhere left to hide
Come and see the edge of danger
Take a ride

The river runs deep, through troubled waters
The river runs deep, to the secret sounds of night
The river runs deep, past oar and rudder
The river runs deep, so you better hold on tight
The river runs deep, as deep as feelings
The river runs deep, when the bullets start to fly
The river runs deep, through dirty dealings
The river runs deep, and tonight it;s running wild
The river runs deep, the river runs deep
The river runs deep, and it's gonna run you wild
The river runs deep, dirty waters
The river runs deep

John Parr (born 18 November 1952) is a Grammy-nominated English musician, best known for his 1985 US #1 single “St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)” and for his 1984 single “Naughty Naughty” (US Rock #1). Parr was nominated for a Grammy award for “St Elmo’s Fire” in 1985.

Parr first entered the music scene when he was 12 years old and formed a band with two fellow schoolmates, which they named The Silence. The band had achieved some success. They eventually became professional and started to tour Europe. He then joined a band named Bitter Suite who were a huge success in the working men’s clubs in Yorkshire, he then formed a “Super Band” with musicians from other working men’s club bands, and named the band Ponders End , a band that set a new precedent for the bands in the north.

Parr secured a publishing deal with Carlin America in 1983 and in the same year Meat Loaf asked him to write some songs for his new album. It led to a fateful meeting with John Wolff, who was tour manager for The Who. Foreseeing the initial demise of The Who, Wolff was looking for a new venture and considered Parr to be a suitable partner. Parr first visited America in 1984 and worked with Meat Loaf on Bad Attitude. Meanwhile, Wolff secured Parr’s solo Atlantic recording deal in New York.

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