The River

Words & Music: Chris Malme

Sail the electric steamship
Sail on for evermore
I've got to make this long trip
Just like I did before

   Maybe this time, I'll make it to the end
   Maybe this time, it's waiting 'round the bend
   Maybe this time....

      But the river is so long
      And there's so many ways to die
      The river is so long, so long
      And I just want to know why

Five million miles of sorrow
Facing an unknown power
Who knows maybe tomorrow
We'll reach that misty tower

   Maybe this time, we'll make it all the way
   Maybe this time, we'll live to see the day
   Maybe this time....

      But the river is so long
      And there's so many ways to die
      The river is so long, so long
      And I just want to know why

Ten times I've reached the mountain
Ten times I've failed the climb
Ten times I've risen again
At resurrection time

      And the river is so long
      And there's so many ways to die
      The river is so long, so long
      And I just want to know why

      And I just want to know why

Lyrics copyright © 1989 Filklore Music

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