Golden, golden, golden river run To the east and drop beneath the sun And as the moon lies low and overhead. We're lost Burn slow, burning up the back wall Long roads, where the city meets the sky Most days, most days stay the sole same Please stay. For this fear of the night time If I had a boat I would sail to you Hold you in my arms, ask you to be true Once I had a dream, it died long before Now I'm pointed north, hoping for the shore Down low, down amongst the thorn rows Weeds grow, through the lilies and the vine Birds play, try to find their own way Soft clay on your feet and under mine If I had a boat I would sail to you Hold you in my arms, ask you to be true Once I had a dream, it died long before Now I'm pointed north, hoping for the shore Spitting at the sea. Heaving at the breeze Sheets are billowing. Breaking of the day Sea is not my friend and everyone conspires Still I choose to swim, slip beneath the tide Once I had a dream, once I had a hope That was yesterday, not so long ago This is not the end, this is just the world Such a foolish thing, such an honest girl If I had a boat I would sail to you Hold u in my arms, ask you to be true Once I had a dream, it died long before Now I'm pointed north, hoping for the shore