The River

<br>And they came to the river<br><br>And they came from the road<br><br>And he wanted the sun <br><br>Just to call his own<br><br>And they walked on the dirt<br><br>And they walked from the road<br><br>`Til they came to the river<br><br>`Til they came up close<br><br><br><br>Throw your pain in the river<br><br>Throw your pain in the river<br><br>Leave your pain in the river<br><br>To be washed away slow<br><br><br><br>And we walked without words<br><br>And we walked with our lives<br><br>Two silent birds circled by<br><br><br><br>Like a pain in the river<br><br>And the pain in the river<br><br>And the white sun scattered<br><br>Washed away this slow <br><br><br><br>And we followed the river<br><br>And we followed the road<br><br>And we walked through this land<br><br>And we called it a home<br><br>But he wanted the sun<br><br>And I wanted the whole<br><br>And the white light scatters<br><br>And the sun sets low<br><br><br><br>Like a pain in the river<br><br>Like a pain in the river<br><br>Like a white light scatters <br><br>To be washed away slow<br><br><br><br>Like a pain in the river<br><br>Like a pain in the river<br><br>Like the way life scattered <br><br>To be washed away slow