As years are passing by Silence becomes your friend You see the world in a different way Don't be afraid of getting old Life's still full of joy And the beauty of the past is rejoicing your mind When days are getting short And winter comes along Your life slows down and down Like a river is getting wide The worlds have lost their voice You remember your morning flowing to the endless sea When days are getting short And winter comes along Your life slows down and down Like a river is getting wide The worlds have lost their voice You remember your morning flowing to the endless sea Life's like a river in the mountain Life's like a sea without end Life's like a river in the mountain Life's like a sea without end Life's like a river in the mountain Life's like a sea without end Life's like a river in the mountain Life's like a sea without end

Dear mother the struggle is over now And your house is up for sale We divided your railway watches Between the four of us I fought over the pearls With the other girls But it was all a metaphor For what was wrong with us As the room is emptying out Your face so young comes into view And on the back porch is a well-worn step And a pool of light you can walk into I'll wait no more for you like a daughter, That part of our life together is over But I will wait for you, forever Like a river... Can you clear up the mystery of the Sphinx? Do you know any more about God? Are you dancing with Benjamin Franklin On the face of the moon? Have you reconciled with Dad? Does the rain still make you sad? Last night I swear I could feel you Moving through my room And I thought you touched my feet I so wanted it to be true In my theater there is a stage And a footlight you can step into... I'll wait no more for you like a daughter, That part of our life together is over But I will wait for you, forever Like a river... In the river I know I will find the key And your voice will rise like the spray In the moment of knowing The tide will wash away my doubt 'Cause you're already home Making it nice for when I come home Like the way I find my bed turned down Coming in from a late night out. Please keep reminding me Of what in my soul I know is true Come in my boat, there's a seat beside me And two or three stars we can gaze into... I'll wait no more for you like a daughter, That part of our life together is over But I will wait for you forever Like a river... I'll never leave, always just a dream away A star that's always watching Never turn away We'll never leave, always just a thought away A candle always burning Never turn away The moon will hide, the tree will bend I'm right beside you I'll never turn away

I woke up thinking you were still here My hands shaking with regret I've held this dream for such a long long time And I wanna get up To the rhythm of a wild, to the rhythm of a wild heart That beats, that beats like a rolling drum I saw you standing on the corner I saw you standing on your own And I get the feeling that it's, it's all a dream And I wanna get up To the rhythm of a wild, to the rhythm of a wild heart That beats, that beats like a drum When I fall asleep I can see your face What I lost in you I will not replace And I could run away, I could let them down But I will remember your light Your light it follows me in darkness I'm trying hard but I can't win And I've played the victim for a long long time And I wanna grow up From the rhythm a young, from the rhythm of a younger heart It leads just like a river runs That night I sent over the parkway The summer's gone and I'm alone And I get the feeling that you're somewhere close And I wanna get up To the rhythm of your wild, to the rhythm of your wild heart It beats, been beating since you've gone When I fall asleep I can see your face What I lost in you I will not replace And I could run away, I could let them down But I will remember When I fall asleep I can see your face What I lost in you I will not replace And I could run away, I could let them down And I know you're gone but still I will remember your light I will remember I will remember I will remember I will remember And if you see me in the darkness I hope you know I'm not alone I carry you with every breath I take I won't let up, I won't let up Until the wind is gone

I've got peace like a river I've got peace like a river I've got peace like a river in my soul I've got peace like a river I've got peace like a river I've got peace like a river in my soul I've got joy like a fountain I've got joy like a fountain I've got joy like a fountain in my soul I've got joy like a fountain I've got joy like a fountain I've got joy like a fountain in my soul Singing oh Lord... Lord... Lord... Hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm I've got love for my Savior I've got love for my Savior I've got love for my Savior in my soul I've got love for my Savior I've got love for my Savior I've got love for my Savior in my soul I've got peace like a river I've got peace like a river I've got peace like a river in my soul I've got peace like a river I've got peace like a river I've got peace like a river in my soul Singing oh Lord... Lord... Lord... I've got peace like a river in my soul

(One, two, three, four) Was a long Monday, Tuesday gone Wrote it down in a song Paradise lost but paradise found It all comes back around You'll go on, on, on, on Just like the river, you'll go on And you'll go on, on, on, on, mm Just like the river, you'll go on Liberated eyes and a Buddha smile All the class, all the style Now you're on a highway, windows rolled down Knowing just where you're bound And you'll go on, on, on, on Just like the river, you'll go on And you'll go on, on, on, on (mm) Just like the river, you'll go on Another reason, going on by Like a cloud in the sky (mm) And like the world you went around Knowing life goes up and down And goes on It goes on, on, on, on Just like a river, it goes on And it goes on, on, on, on, mm Just like a river, it goes on You'll go on, on, on, on (mm) Just like the river, you'll go on You'll go on, on, on, on Just like the river, you'll go on

I used to have a line Between what was wrong, and what I thought was right It kept bending all the time Winding through relationships Like a river running wild Like a river running wild I've been drinking here some time, I've been trying to see the light Behind your waterfall of tears Lets wash away our fears Then breakaway Erode our way through this Run river Flow river Faster to the sea Run river Roar river Rushing over me Run river Flow river Faster to the sea Run river Roar river Rushing over Rushing over me Maybe this time i might stay Try and find another way Maybe there's more to you and me Maybe we drift until we're free Run river Flow river Faster to the sea Run river Roar river Rushing over me Run river Flow river Faster to the sea Run river Roar river Rushing over Rushing over me The fire's warm when the Waters cold I'm trying hard to let you know The sun shines while the Tide flows The light won't reach us down below The fire's warm when the Waters cold I'm trying hard to let you know The sun shines while the Tide flows The light won't reach us down below

You're allowed to feel however you feel You don't always have to hide your tears Even if today doesn't go your way I bet I'll get you smiling ear to ear (Woo!) Everybody has their days I know we gon' be okay You don't have to be afraid When the rain falls down I promise I won't run, run like the river When the rain falls down I promise I won't run, run like the river I believe in you, you know what to do Be the hero that's like no one else You been here before, closing every door Happiness is what you owe yourself (Woo!) Everybody has their days I know we gon' be okay You don't have to be afraid When the rain falls down I promise I won't run, run like the river When the rain falls down (Oh) I promise I won't run, run like the river When the rain, when the rain falls down I won't run, run like the river When the rain, when the rain falls down I won't run, run like the river When the rain falls down (Hey) I promise I won't run, run like the river (Everybody, say, c'mon) When the rain falls down (When the rain falls down) I promise I won't run, run like the river When the rain falls down I promise I won't run, run like the river (Hey) When the rain falls down I promise I won't run, run like the river When the rain, when the rain falls down I won't run, run like the river When the rain, when the rain falls down I won't run, run like the river