River of Light

from River of Light by Kevin Reid

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Always waiting
for another chance to shine
but always fading
like lullabies in the night
your words were riding on the breeze
like whispers of eternity
reaching back into a dream I had

There's a forest
shrouded in an ancient glow
and pouring out
there's a river that I used to know
but I was only just a kid
and I can't remember anything that I did
to understand the reasons why
the light shines

Take me down to the river of light
Take me down to the river of light
I could never understand just what it was
and you could never figure out why
water was flowing out the other side

Take my picture
and leave all of the colors gray
paint my portrait
and let the colors fade away
but nothing on this earth could turn
the colors of the natural world
I paint myself with the places
that I wander

Take me down to the river of light
Take me down to the river of light
I could never understand just what it was
and you could never figure out why
water was flowing out the other side

Fortune fades
from every young man's desire
dream by the stream side
and let your heart be born in fire

Take me down to the river of light
Take me down to the river of light
waking from a wild dream
your words were right there ringing in me
if fortune shines
you're all I'll ever need

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from River of Light, released March 5, 2013

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