Walden

The life in us is like the water in a river
May rise this year
May rise higher than man has ever known
It may come to pass that immortal flowing river
Will rise so high
Flood the mountainside to the valleys down below

The sun up above shines its fury on the prairie
You can't hide from it
You can try it but you'll never get away
And they sow the fields
But the clouds have all forsaken
And they've taken all
No more water falls till the earth has turned to clay

The land where we dwell will not always been dry I see
Far inland banks will be washed by the ancient stream

I see it all from where I'm standing on the mountain
Hear the valleys' cry
Still some question why and they cannot see the way
We're digging graves
Every day they're getting deeper
For the birds that fly
Through the darkened sky
Will there be another day?

Long after we're gone still the earth will turn round and round
And all we've created will crumble to the ground

The life in us is like the water in a river
It may rise this year
It may rise higher than man has ever known