I was lost down by the river
I took small steps to ease my pride
I did stare down at the river
Would have jumped in, and would have died
Were it not for the love that has seen me stripped and hollow
Were it not for the love that you show me in your eyes

If you took down several notes
Of the stars and the river
You could chart a path to where you and I began
And if you did a little coaxing
Of the flow of the river
You could see where I stopped, and where I ran
Were it not for the love that has proven to be freedom
Were it not for the love that I hold here in my arms

In the days of strange to come
You will hold my head when I am weak
If you said you loved me once
Then I know it was forever
So I don’t need to afraid to dream and cry and laugh and see and speak
‘Cause it’s not for the love that I show you every day the things inside
It is not for the love that I, everyday and everynight, walk…