Standin Knee Deep

Intro: 6/8 There've been times in my life when I've felt out of touch and half- crazy Lost in a crowd with lovers and friends by my side There's a numbness I've known, all alone in some shimmering city With bright lights around me and nothing but shadows in- -side There've been desperate times when my heart was so dry that I felt like my life was a curse I was standin' knee deep in the river and dyin' of thirst There are months at a time when no reason nor rhyme can sus- tain me When nothin' makes sense and everything turns upside- down There are nights when I fight to keep dreamin' from driving me crazy And I shut off my mind just to keep it from spinnin' a- round But it's down in that quiet in that stillness I find the sweet water for which I've longed searched While standin' knee deep in the river and dyin' of thirst So if you're having times when you feel out of touch and half- crazy Lost in a crowd with lovers and friends by your side If the game's getting old and you're cold and exhausted and may- be You'd just like to cop-out and crumble or lay down and die If you come to a time when you need to decide, friend, you might want to ask yourself first Am I standin' knee deep in the river and dyin' of thirst? 'Cause there's a great river runs from the heart of the sun through the soul of the whole uni- verse From the limitless light that brings order and might to the substance of Heaven and Earth And it's down in that quiet, in that stillness inside, there's a well we don't seek 'til we hurt From standin' knee deep in the river and dyin' of thirst Yes, down in that quiet, in that stillness inside are sweet waters to heal this whole Earth --- That is standin' knee deep in the river, standin' knee deep in the river We're all standin' knee deep in the river and dyin' of thirst Outro: