All that I have is a river
The river is always my home
Lord,take me away
For I just cannot stay
Or I ’ll sink in my skin and my bones
The water sustains me without even trying
The water can ’t drown me,I ’m done
With my dying
Please help me build a small boat
One that ’ll ride on the flow
Where the river runs deep
And the larger fish creep
I ’m glad of what keeps me afloat
The water sustains me without even trying
The water can ’t drown me,I ’m done
With my dying
Now deeper the water I sail
And faster the current I ’m in
That each night brings the stars
And the song in my heart
Is a tune for the journeyman ’s tale
The water sustains me without even trying
The water can ’t drown me,I ’m done
With my dying
Now the land that I knew is a dream
And the line on the distance grows faint
So wide is my river
The horizon a sliver
The artist has run out of paint
Where the blue of the sea meets the sky
And the big yellow sun leads me home
I ’m everywhere now
The way is a vow
To the wind of each breath by and by
The water sustains me without even trying
The water can ’t drown me,I ’m done
With my dying