Little River

[Verse 1]

Well there is somethin' 'bout the quiet, upliftin' laughter

You just spent so many years chased by a cloud, oh

And it's taken you so far, far past the cliff's edge

And now your feet just poke around to feel the ground, oh

[Pre-Chorus]

You say, "Is this a joke?" I float, "Come on, now"

You see there's somethin' down below

Just let me fall to be of use, make me the rainstorm

Or just a piece of hail, you know

[Chorus]

You said, "All the time it needs to take"

And all the time there's a shiver from some fallen tear

But is it honest like a fallen log

To dream of things like a little river to the golden ground?

[Verse 2]

And there is somethin' 'bout the quiet, surprisin' darkness

You just sing about your own death in your closet

You stumble out into the pitch-black hallway

You think you've lost so many times, though it's not war yet

[Pre-Chorus]

You say, "Are these my eyes?" You said, "Come on, now

Already lost my sense to feel"

But there is always someone out there who will listen

And then there's nothin' but a dream

[Chorus]

You said, "All the time it needs to take"

And all the time there's a shiver from some fallen tear

But is it honest like a fallen log

To dream of things like a little river to the golden ground?

[Verse 3]

And there is somethin' 'bout the leavin' of a lover

You think you knew through all the years you've been a woman

And he's steppin' out and walks out of the garden

Where all the lilies and the weeds came from his cold hand

[Pre-Chorus]

You say, "Is this my life?" You said, "Come on, now"

I see the diamonds when you yell

"I let you stay in all the corners, I have been here

But now you travel, go to hell"

[Chorus]

You said, "All the time it needs to take"

And all the time there's a shiver from some fallen tear

But is it honest like a fallen log

To dream of things like a little river to the golden ground?