across the river chords by
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Verse 1

Well I dove into that river

To see what I could find

And the water it rolled on top of me

And the stars refused to shine

Verse 2
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Yeah I swam until I could not swim
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Then I swam a little more
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And the current held me like
a lover's arms
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And then it left me on the shore
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Well I stood

Verse 3
and looked
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to from where I came
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To the place where I was born
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But it seemed to me only half as real
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Like a dark and a distant storm

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And I breathed the air around me
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I felt my heart beat new
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For I'd left my home
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and I nearly drowned
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For a glimpse at something few had
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ever seen

Interlude 1

Verse 5
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Then I walked up from the shoreline
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To a city shining bright
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And I walked the street
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s of that lovely place
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Till the coming of the night

Verse 6

But there were no voices speaking

There was not a soul around

So I sat alone on an empty throne

In the middle of that town

Verse 7
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And I said oh my, oh me
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Oh me, oh my
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There's a river that runs
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between the sun
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And the darkness of our lives

Verse 8
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You can hit the road or stay in bed
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You can sink or swim or fight
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But when all of this is said and done
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You gonna walk so gently still into that
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night

Interlude 2

Verse 9

Well I sat so still and silent

With my head hangin' low

And an emptiness like a barren field

You know it settled 'round my soul

Verse 10

Then a man appeared before me

Though I try, I can't deny

That he had my father's face and hands

But his eyes shone like the sky

Verse 11
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He said my son, you come too soon
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You better get on outta here
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You know I'd let you stay
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but 'round here
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A day is much like a thousand years
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And your heart it's like a diamond
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It splits the light in two
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And you'll only shine for a certain time
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Until you're swallowed up in blue

Verse 12
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And I said oh my, oh me
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Oh me, oh my
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There's a river that runs
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between the sun
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And the darkness of our lives

Verse 13
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You can hit the road or stay in bed
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You can sink or swim or fight
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But when all of this is said and done
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You're gonna walk so gently still into
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that night

Interlude 3

Verse 14

So I dove into that river

Again a second time

And the water it rolled on top of me

And the stars refused to shine

Verse 15

Yeah I swim until I could not swim

Then I sank just like a stone

When I woke again

I was laying in my bed inside my home

Verse 16

Then I walked out through the city streets

With the voices high and bright

And I breathed the air without a care

And then I walked so gently still into that

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