The best thing / that I’ve learned yet// The way you hugged me at the end of my day// You said you were proud and, and it was out-loud, I am grateful for the way // you convey strength // Into me your river flowed // confidence and angels wings it shows, peace and grace, a smiling face / the head of the river does carve it’s own way When I think about you I think about the river When I think about you I think about the river And when I think about the river I think about you It’s so smooth, I know what to do I just feel, and I don’t think about it Flowing, knowing Effortless now i am on the river, going to where the tide may lead Like the king of Cups that shows the way, I could share the love, Bring a brighter day, Then the sun-rays dance like the ocean spray where the river soon will be When I think about you I think about the river When I think about you I think about the river When I think about the river I think about you It’s so smooth, I know what to do I just feel, and I don’t think about it It’s like the scent from the nectar of the sweetest flower, the sight from the top of the Eiffel tower, taste of the grapes that are never sour, tell me how. You’ve got the wings that they only give from above, with the skin that'll rival the feathers of any dove, the presence that beats the effect of any drug, tell me how When I think about you I think about the river When I think about you I think about the river And when I think about the river I think about you It’s so smooth, I know what to do I just feel, and I don’t think about it

I took it all for granted sometimes, but when I sit back, kick it relax and unwind it’s all good, cause preparation led us to a moment of truth and if we do what we do better every time, that’s what we’ll do, we’ll pull through, I promise you, let nobody bother you. So we can be the dream that you had in the past So we can live the dream that we have in our hands Damn I’d love to do that Now hey now reality, back to the moment we feel, cause now is all we really have for real. Get some grease for the wheels, kick it in gear, lose the fear We’ve got the fire. They say it burns It’ll take us higher, though it hurts You say you’ve got my back and you know it’s true, it’s true And if we carry the music then we’ll never lose Satisfaction will come when I look myself in my own face and I understand that I didn’t waste a second, no second guesses, my moon is crescent, I see the crest. Can’t you see my heart it beats out of my chest, and I’ve invested so much time and energy in this quest, believe me when I say it’s for the best, little rest for me, this recipe omits the word quit, just analyze it, and you’ll see, that we, need love, need we need we need love, send it on down to us from above, said we need we need we need love, and We’ve got the fire. They say it burns It’ll take us higher, though it hurts You say you’ve got my back and you know it’s true, yeah it’s true And if we carry the music then we’ll never lose To say I’ve learned lessons is to understate, appreciating the miles I’ve spent down the interstate. We’ve been round to some stages, round and round to place after places, so many faces and steps I'm gratefully retracing. These memories thrive, ain’t no way I’ replace ‘em, on this canvas I paint over all the mistakes, were they really mistakes or was I just being saved? In this space I alleviate the expectation of a perfect picture. Pain is unavoidable, change is unavoidable the plan is to perform to a standard, a norm, a level of success. More can be expressed with this, we’ve been blessed with this, perfect opportunity to heal, and love, love we create we feel and it’s real, and magic happens, let’s care for each other now. We’ve got the fire. They say it burns It’ll take us higher, though it hurts You say you’ve got my back and you know it’s true, it’s true And if we carry the music then we’ll never lose

Could’ve been easy, could’ve been fine Could’ve had a real job, getting on the grind With my fast car, Drives real nice Since I was a young man I could shake a hand They said one day you’ll be a successful man But by standards I’m at the back of the line I could have ignored all the omens that were calling me I could have never learned to read the signs Good thing I changed my mind I changed my mind Never been down Wall St. I’d rather see Spain Never good with numbers but I like champagne Because a celebration can wash away the pain Don’t do it for the riches you can’t depend on fame We march to our own drums so they say we’re insane I’m seldom in the city, the country is where I stay So I climbed up a mountain so that I could see Everything that lies ahead of me And damn I feel okay Feel okay Good thing I changed my mind I changed my mind

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Treating this old pavement as my sea, These cracks and depths become a part of me Off the port and catching in the wind, I never know when I’ll be back again Bow rise up and rash into the waves, surfing these frustrations fill my every single day Endless shore, meet the rising sun, I don’t know where I’ll end up but I know I’ll carry on Cause I can’t help the way I feel, Cause this live is so surreal And this happiness I have, I share it with my fellow man So when your back’s against the wall, jump, dig, or climb, or crawl And the let the cards fall as they may. Pick up your hand it’s time to play Urban jungle pulls me farther in, creatures of the night roam a city deep within Well the music guides me, wearing thin the dark All the troubles that I find, and I can’t find a place to park Equipped with herbs to heal me as I go, walking such a fine line through the great unknown I strum this six-string, music fills the air. Then the people come together, feel the loving everywhere Cause I can’t help the way I feel, Cause this live is so surreal And this happiness I have, I share it with my fellow man So when your back’s against the wall, jump, dig, or climb, or crawl And the let the cards fall as they may. Pick up your hand it’s time to play Do you play the joker or ace of spades? Do you stay and fight or just run away? Do you play the cards that you are dealt, or fold your hands and cry for help? Oh I bet it all on the river, it’s coming down to the wire. And I need to deliver, cause it’s do or die. And I can’t seem to find a reason not to go all in. It’s a risky business, and if you take a chance then you’re bound to win. Take that chance then you're bound to win. Take that chance then you're bound to win. Take that chance then you're bound to win, Take that chance then you're bound to win We've come from far to share with you We've come from far for the fruit of sharing this with you Oh when it rains, it falls in my field It waters my seeds and it grows and I know quite how to feel Oh when it rains, when it snows it falls on my peaks And I'm climbing the trails so I can see off into the distance where we'll be Cause I can’t help the way I feel, Cause this live is so surreal And this happiness I have, I share it with my fellow man So when your back’s against the wall, jump, dig, or climb, or crawl And the let the cards fall as they may. Pick up your hand it’s time to play Pick up your hand it’s time to play Pick up your hand it’s time to play Pick up your hand it’s time to play Pick up your hand it’s time to play

It’s hard this life, so I go out and face the pain Cause there’s another ride and I don’t wanna miss the train It’s hot outside, and this music makes me sing I hit my stride, to the clouds I fly away, to the clouds I fly away It’s hard this life, so I go out and face the pain Cause there’s another ride and I don’t wanna miss the train It’s hot outside, this music makes me sing Oh I hit my stride, to the clouds I fly away, to the clouds I fly away