Mama Kin The River As She Runs lyrics

Well I saw you across the river,
A flashpoint in the night,
A firefly, a moment, a piercing to ignite.
The graceful, the erratic,
A promise and a taunt,
A dare and a whisper to that,
To that which we are drawn,
To that which we are drawn,
To that which we are drawn.

Well I saw you and I knew you forever and at once,
In the heartbeat of that moment 'cross the river as she runs.
And I called to you to tell you that you shouldn't try to cross,
'cause the river she was raging.
And in the rage,
My voice was lost,
My voice was lost,
My voice was lost.

So we lay beside that river,
On the banks of either side,
But the river rose and snatched us,
And she took us for a ride,
Yes she held us for a moment,
In her swirling muddy throes,
And she thrust us toward each other, just to force us,
To force us to let go,

To force us to let go,
She forced us to let go.

But in the moment that I touched you,
In the moment you were mine,
Your touch it spoke in volumes,
You touch spoke the sublime.
And when she laid me out upon her banks,
And as I coughed a mess from out my lungs,
I watched her carry you on, on further down,
Down that river as she runs,
Down that river as she runs,
Down that river as she runs,
Down that river as she runs.

And so now I hold the promise of that touch we once felt,
Now I hold the promise of the river where I knelt,
As I watched her take you further,
To a calm and clear place,
And for all the days that I draw breath,
Never will I forget your grace,
I won't forget your grace,
Your shining grace.