The life in us is like water in a river May rise this year, may rise higher than man has ever known May come to pass that a mortal flowing river Will rise so high, flood the mountainside to the valleys down below
The sun up above shines its fury on the prairie You can't hide from it, you can try it, but you'll never get away These are fields the clouds have all forsaken They've taken off, no more waterfalls till the earth has turned to clay
The land where we dwell will not always be dry I see Foreign land banks that were washed by the ancient stream
I see it all from where I'm standing on the mountain Hear the valleys cry, still some question why They cannot see the way They're digging graves, every day they're getting deeper For the birds that fly through the darkened sky Will there be another day?
Long after we're gone, still the earth will turn round and round And all we've created will crumble into the ground
The life in us is like water in a river May rise this year, may rise higher than man has ever known