R iver river carry me on
L iving river carry me on
R iver river ca rry me on
T o the place where I come fr om
S o de ep s o wid e wi ll you take me on your back for a ride
I f I shou ld fal l would you swa llow me deep ins ide
R iver s how me ho w to flo at I fee l like I'm sinking dow n
T hough t th at I co uld get along
But h ere in this wa ter my fee t won't touc h the groun d
I nee d som ethi ng t o turn myself arou nd
G oing awa y aw ay t owar d the sea
R iver de ep c an you lift u p and carry me
O h ro ll o n th roug h the heart land
'Til the s un has left the s ky
Ri v er ri ver ca rry me h igh
'Til the w ashin g of the wate r mak e it all alr ight
L et your w aters reach m e li ke she reached me tonig ht
Letting g o it's so h ard the way it's hu rting now
To g et t his lo ve u ntied
So tough to s tay with this thing cos if I fo llow through
I f ace what I den ied
I'll get those h ooks out of me
And I'll t ake out the hooks that I s unk deep in you r sid e
Kill that fear of e mpti ness that lo neliness I hi de
River oh river riv er r unnin g deep
B ring me s ometh ing that wil l let me get to s leep
I n the w ashin g of the wat er w ill you take it al l awa y
B ring me s ometh ing to t ake this pai n awa y