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