By A River

By a river
The colours of the land
Emerge before my eyes
Soothing winds that blow my cares away
Through the trees
Call the priest, his wife, his friends, the police

I had to run away
Leave this all behind
Close your eyes
Wave goodbye, goodbye
I didn't see the point
Couldn't take the load
Drift away
Above me a new day's growing old

Bound by chains of a crippling debt
Slipping through the threads of a foolproof net
Run away
Far away

Shaped by the laws of deception and greed
Stamped and rejected I beg to be freed
Lose the key
Lose the key

I had to run away
Leave this all behind
Close your eyes
Wave goodbye, goodbye
I didn't see the point
Couldn't take the load
Drift away
Above me a new day's growing old

By a river
The colours of the land
Emerge before my eyes
Soothing winds that blow my cares away
Through the trees