There's a l ot of people talking 'bout g etting in the glory land w ay
W alking straight and narrow 'cuz they're t rying to get to h eaven somed ay
But I've been s aved by the love of the p eople living right h ere
And there's a w hole lot of h eaven s hining in this r iver of t ears
W e don't got a prophet who can t ell us what our future will h old
We've o nly got each other and the l ove we carry i n our souls
Though this w orld's full of trouble and the p ath we walk is never c lear
There's still this w hole lot of h eaven s hining in a r iver of t ears
There's a w hole lot of heaven shining in this river of t ears
If you p ull back the c urtain little d iamonds will app ear
So take your s treets of gold if you really w ant 'em and your mansions so d ear
But I'll take the w hole lot of h eaven s hining in this r iver of t ears
Well this l ife that I'm living is like a s hip that don't want to be st eered
Sometimes I w ake up in the morning thinking
I could buckle 'neath the w eight of my own f ears
It's some p ain some strain and some s truggle but I persev ere
Cause I got a w hole lot of h eaven s hining in this r iver of t ears
There's a w hole lot of heaven shining in this river of t ears
If y ou pull back the curtain little diam onds will app ear
You can take your s treets of gold if you really w ant 'em
and your mansions so d ear
But I'll take the w hole lot of h eaven it's s hining
I want the w hole lot of h eaven it's s hining
I love the w hole lot of h eaven it's s hining in this r iver of t ears
