Down by the River

Down by the river you wash me away

And I’m leaving for a new path;

I hope you find your way

But don’t call on me the sunshine of our loving days past

And don’t tell me that you wish those days had never passed

Starlight breaks all over your face

And your withered fingers can barely hold my weight

But you tell me you’ll love me forever my dear

Oh, don’t you wait: I’m here

I fade into the sunset that makes your worried mess

So you carry me meticulously from your broken nest

And I know that you struggle with seeing the light

Oh, just keep up your fight