Like A River - Remastered 2004/Single Version

Dear mother the struggle is over now
 And your house is up for sale
 We divided your railway watches
 Between the four of us
 I fought over the pearls
 With the other girls
 But it was all a metaphor
 For what was wrong with us
 As the room is emptying out
 Your face so young comes into view
 And on the back porch is a well-worn step
 And a pool of light you can walk into
 I'll wait no more for you like a daughter,
 That part of our life together is over
 But I will wait for you, forever
 Like a river...
 Can you clear up the mystery of the Sphinx?
 Do you know any more about God?
 Are you dancing with Benjamin Franklin
 On the face of the moon?
 Have you reconciled with Dad?
 Does the rain still make you sad?
 Last night I swear I could feel you
 Moving through my room
 And I thought you touched my feet
 I so wanted it to be true
 In my theater there is a stage
 And a footlight you can step into...
 I'll wait no more for you like a daughter,
 That part of our life together is over
 But I will wait for you, forever
 Like a river...
 In the river I know I will find the key
 And your voice will rise like the spray
 In the moment of knowing
 The tide will wash away my doubt
 'Cause you're already home
 Making it nice for when I come home
 Like the way I find my bed turned down
 Coming in from a late night out.
 Please keep reminding me
 Of what in my soul I know is true
 Come in my boat, there's a seat beside me
 And two or three stars we can gaze into...
 I'll wait no more for you like a daughter,
 That part of our life together is over
 But I will wait for you forever
 Like a river...
 I'll never leave, always just a dream away
 A star that's always watching
 Never turn away
 We'll never leave, always just a thought away
 A candle always burning
 Never turn away
 The moon will hide, the tree will bend
 I'm right beside you
 I'll never turn away