Tonart: A major
Verse 1
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Well I dove into that river
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To see what I could find
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And the water it rolled on top of me
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And the stars refused to shine
Verse 2
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Yeah I swam until I could not swim
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Then I swam a little more
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And the current held me like
a lover's arms
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And then it left me on the shore
Verse 3
and looked
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to from where I came
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To the place where I was born
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But it seemed to me only half as real
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Like a dark and a distant storm
Verse 4
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And I breathed the air around me
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I felt my heart beat new
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For I'd left my home
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For a glimpse at something few had
Interlude 1
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Verse 5
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Then I walked up from the shoreline
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To a city shining bright
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And I walked the street
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s of that lovely place
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Till the coming of the night
Verse 6
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But there were no voices speaking
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There was not a soul around
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So I sat alone on an empty throne
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In the middle of that town
Verse 7
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And I said oh my, oh me
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Oh me, oh my
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There's a river that runs
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between the sun
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And the darkness of our lives
Verse 8
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You can hit the road or stay in bed
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You can sink or swim or fight
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But when all of this is said and done
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You gonna walk so gently still into that
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night
Interlude 2
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Verse 9
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Well I sat so still and silent
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With my head hangin' low
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And an emptiness like a barren field
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You know it settled 'round my soul
Verse 10
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Then a man appeared before me
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Though I try, I can't deny
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That he had my father's face and hands
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But his eyes shone like the sky
Verse 11
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He said my son, you come too soon
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You better get on outta here
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You know I'd let you stay
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but 'round here
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A day is much like a thousand years
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And your heart it's like a diamond
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It splits the light in two
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And you'll only shine for a certain time
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Until you're swallowed up in blue
Verse 12
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And I said oh my, oh me
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Oh me, oh my
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There's a river that runs
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between the sun
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And the darkness of our lives
Verse 13
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You can hit the road or stay in bed
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You can sink or swim or fight
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But when all of this is said and done
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You're gonna walk so gently still into
Interlude 3
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Verse 14
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So I dove into that river
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Again a second time
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And the water it rolled on top of me
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And the stars refused to shine
Verse 15
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Yeah I swim until I could not swim
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Then I sank just like a stone
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When I woke again
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I was laying in my bed inside my home
Verse 16
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Then I walked out through the city streets
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With the voices high and bright
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And I breathed the air without a care
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And then I walked so gently still into that
Outro 1
light
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