Racibórz [raˈt͡ɕibuʂ] (German: Ratibor, Czech: Ratiboř) is a town in Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland. It is the administrative seat of Racibórz County.
With Opole, Racibórz is one of the historic capitals of Upper Silesia, being the residence of the Dukes of Racibórz from 1172 to 1521.
The town is situated in the southwest of the voivodeship on the upper Oder river, near the border with the Polish Opole Voivodeship and the Czech Republic. The Racibórz Basin (Kotlina Raciborska) forms the southeastern extension of the Silesian Lowlands, surrounded by the Opawskie Mountains in the west (part of the Eastern Sudetes), the Silesian Upland in the north, and the Moravian Gate in the south. The town centre is located about 75 kilometres (47 mi) southwest of Katowice and about 160 kilometres (99 mi) southeast of the regional capital Wrocław.
As of 2014, the town has a population of approximately 56,000 inhabitants. From 1975 to 1998, it belonged to Katowice Voivodeship.
Makin' It Easy
Raspberries
by David Smalley
Just got into town on a midnight plane
After this is over I'll be leavin' again
Somebody wants to put the pin on me
She's sayin' that it's mine but I know that can't be
Makin' it easy for me to be movin' on
Makin' it easy for me to be a long time gone
Met her at a job, was a Friday night
She was sittin' in the front row lookin' outasight!
Sang my song to her all about romance
Ooh, we got together and she took a chance
Makin' it easy for me to be movin' on
Makin' it easy for me to be a long time gone
Ya know I left that town, they're all the same
I was doin' all right til the letter came
She said, "I'm sorry, baby, but just the same,
I got to find somebody to take the blame, oh yeah."
I said, "What's this, babe? You know I got no time
To be worryin' 'bout a problem that I know ain't mine.
You've had too many lovers to know it's me
You better find somebody else, I wanna be free."
Makin' it easy for me to be movin' on
Makin' it easy for me to be a long time gone
Makin' it easy for me to be movin' on
Makin' it easy for me to be a long time gone
Makin' it easy, I got to be movin' on
Makin' it easy, makin' it easy