River - Patty Griffin

Isn’t she a river?

Doesn’t need a diamond to shine

You can’t really have her

But you can hold her for a time

Takes an army just to bend her

Be careful where you send her

Cause you can’t hold her back for long

A river is just too strong

And she’s a river

Arms made out of silver

Moving in a crooked line

Carrying some dreamers

Off into the end of time

You don’t need to save her

Or teach her to behave

Just let her arms unwind

Ever changing and undefined

She’s a river

You can ride her easy when she’s slow

Walk across her when she’s low

Follow wherever she goes

She’s a river

Run for cover when she’s mad

Drown in her tears when things are bad

Don’t you ever forget it that

She’s a river

Isn’t she a river?

Doesn’t need a diamond to shine

So people call you clever

But she’s been here a long, long time

And she’s seen so many faces

And places down the line

Been left for dead a million times

Keeps coming home

Arms open wide

Ever changing and undefined

She’s a river