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Well I dove into that river

To see what I could find

And the water it rolled on top of me

And the stars refused to shine

Yeah I swam until I could not swim

Then I swam a little more

And the current held me like a lover’s arms

And then it left me on the shore

Well I stood and looked to from where I came

To the place where I was born

But it seemed to me only half as real

Like a dark and a distant storm

And I breathed the air around me

I felt my heart beat new

For I’d left my home and I nearly drowned

For a glimpse at something few had ever seen

Then I walked up from the shoreline

To a city shining bright

And I walked the streets of that lovely place

Till the coming of the night

But there were no voices speaking

There was not a soul around

So I sat alone on an empty throne

In the middle of that town

And I said oh my, oh me

Oh me, oh my

There’s a river that runs between the sun

And the darkness of our lives

You can hit the road or stay in bed

You can sink or swim or fight

But when all of this is said and done

You gonna walk so gently still into that night

Well I sat so still and silent

With my head hangin' low

And an emptiness like a barren field

You know it settled 'round my soul

Then a man appeared before me

Though I try, I can’t deny

That he had my father’s face and hands

But his eyes shone like the sky

He said my son, you come too soon

You better get on outta here

You know I’d let you stay but 'round here

A day is much like a thousand years

And your heart it’s like a diamond

It splits the light in two

And you’ll only shine for a certain time

Until you’re swallowed up in blue

And I said oh my, oh me

Oh me, oh my

There’s a river that runs between the sun

And the darkness of our lives

You can hit the road or stay in bed

You can sink or swim or fight

But when all of this is said and done

You’re gonna walk so gently still into that night

So I dove into that river

Again a second time

And the water it rolled on top of me

And the stars refused to shine

Yeah I swim until I could not swim

Then I sank just like a stone

When I woke again

I was laying in my bed inside my home

Then I walked out through the city streets

With the voices high and bright

And I breathed the air without a care

And then I walked so gently still into that light

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