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