There's a river down from Ghost Ranch New Mexico Left by torrents that tore through here long ago It carved out sculpture and left this show When the canyon floor is dry And there's a river close to home that never seems to flow Some part of me that couldn't break the dam below Just slow turning circles that won't let go Waiting just to fly I can't wait any longer With these stones around my heart that keep me shy So I pray, the river stronger, so I may, before I die Say goodbye and run like the river run dry I want to sweat through every pore running faster when it's hot And catch up to who I can be and drop the things I'm not
And be sure by the end I gave it all I've got And pray to just hold on So by the finish line I wouldn't mind falling like rain 'Stead of saving it for someday, when someday never came I want to open up early, push against the pain And feel my heart beat strong I can't wait, any longer There are dreams within my heart I have to try So I pray the river stronger, so I may, before I die Say goodbye and run like the river run dry Let me fall, I can't wait any longer With these stones around my heart that keep me shy So I pray, the river stronger, so I may, before I die Say goodbye and run like the river run dry