River, river carry me on Livin' river carry me on River, river carry me on To the place where I come from So deep, so wide Will you take me on your back for a ride? And if I should fall Would you swallow me deep inside? River, teach me how to flow 'Cause I feel like I'm sinking down I thought that I could get along But here in this water My feet won't touch the ground Now I need something To turn myself around Going away Away toward the sea River deep Could you lift up and carry me? Or roll on through the heartland 'Til the sun has left the sky? River, river carry me high 'Til the washing of the water Makes it all alright Let your water reach me Like she reached me tonight Letting go It's so hard The way it's hurting now To get this love untied It's tough to stay with this thing 'Cause if I follow through I'll face what I've denied I'll get those hooks out of me And I'll take out the hooks That I've sunk deep in her side And kill that fear with emptiness And loneliness I hide River, oh river, river running deep Bring me something That help me get to sleep And in the washing of the water Will you take it all away And bring me something To take this pain away