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River Lyrics
On the warm banks of the river of life
Men and women gather with all of their rights
You see those statues, they're men of frozen will
And we're not like them, baby
We will never be still
Take a little dive into the river, baby
I don't mind, I don't mind
Just take a little dive into the river, baby
I don't mind if we never get out
Never get out
If heaven seems far away, just let your spirit sway
Just let your spirit sway
Just let your spirit
Take a little dive into the river, baby
I don't mind, I don't mind
Just take a little dive into the river, baby
I don't mind if we never get out
And do we really love God all this time?
It flows through the hearts of stone
It flows in between the bone
It has flowed since the divine exchange
And flows forever, unchanged
Take a little dive into the river, baby
I don't mind, I don't mind
Just take a little dive into the river, baby
I don't mind if we never get out
Never get out
I wanna never get out
Never get out
Never get out
Men and women gather with all of their rights
You see those statues, they're men of frozen will
And we're not like them, baby
We will never be still
I don't mind, I don't mind
Just take a little dive into the river, baby
I don't mind if we never get out
Never get out
Just let your spirit sway
Just let your spirit
I don't mind, I don't mind
Just take a little dive into the river, baby
I don't mind if we never get out
It flows in between the bone
It has flowed since the divine exchange
And flows forever, unchanged
I don't mind, I don't mind
Just take a little dive into the river, baby
I don't mind if we never get out
Never get out
I wanna never get out
Never get out
Never get out
I read via an interview and to quote, "Steve wrote that song and a few other songs, he spent about four days at home in Nashville locked in his room and he wrote about ten songs and River was one of those "
Trying to say I don't completely understand the lyrics as there may have been a ton of thoughts mushed together which we all do.
The river of light is love and the others are the ones refraining from it, scared of love, the "statues".
Then the river seems to be about infidelity as he is the other guy, the OTHER love interest waiting to be the only love interest but accepts his place
It reminds me of a baptism.