Sleepless River

I remember water rising high
And up over the banks
A stranger saved me from drowning
Even now I still give thanks

But dreams they came to torment me
Chastisements from my soul
Everyone who lost their lives
Now sees me getting old

I wait as long as I can
With all the sorrows they deliver
And when the morning comes
I cast them on the sleepless river

She looked at me with whirlpools
Rolling in her eyes so blue
Said every time I broke my heart
I rolled right into you

I listen to these words of rue
Drink in all I can take
I watch the current pull her tears
And leave a lucid lake

I wait as long as I can
With all the sorrows they deliver
And when the morning comes
I cast them on the sleepless river

I walk the town in solitude
Love's echoes make me shiver
I freeze until the morning comes
And ride the sleepless river