The River by The Waifs Lyrics

I stood and watched my daddy die
No one could help his plight
He was trying to save our home
On the day that the river rose

Well it came alive I heard them say
There was nothing we could do as he washed away

Running from the heart of it
Right into the core of it X 2

I'm the man now, but I'm only seven
Well it's been hard since daddy went to heaven
But staying now, my mama said
He worked this land, and his life it's here

Running from the heart of it
Right into the cause of it X 3

Yeah everyone you follow me late at night
We'll go down to the river where the moon is bright
And we can wash our sorrow down
Underneath that shining ground
And we'll be sitting in the still night air
Can't you feel our daddy there?
There's life and death and all this power
Underneath these shining stars

Running from the heart of it
Right into the cause of it X 3