Soul River

Rest in my arms take it easy, child
Soon your horse will take you away
Try to feel safe & sound & think of better times
But your dreams won’t get you through another day, no
You bought your ticket down the lonely road
When you were just a baby in a lonely world
You headed to the ball so that you could take the fall
But you took another ride instead
Can’t take it, can’t make it
Through another dark alleyway foaming at the mouth
Trying to compensate for pain with pain
Take a ride down the soul river
‘Cause you’ve been swimming in a sea of lies
Oh take a dive in the soul river
Make you lose all control
Daybreak awakens you like a somber blow
All of your senses in denial
Try to convince yourself & make another vow
But you can’t escape the emptiness inside
Paralyzed by the cold dark feeling
As you try to wonder where you’ve been
Grab a pill, take a nap, fill your body full of crap
To forget about the fix you’re in
Got to be, got to be
Got to be a better way of life than cutting powder with a knife
Playing loser in a fight in the ring of hype
Take a ride down the soul river
‘Cause you’ve been swimming in a sea of lies
Oh take a dive in the soul river
Before it burns you up inside
Oh it’s gonna burn you up inside
At the end of every dark tunnel, baby
Glows a silver light
Look for the light
Lead
Take a ride down the soul river
‘Cause you’ve been drowning in a sea of lies
Oh take a dive in the soul river
Before it burns you up inside
Take a ride down the soul river
Take a ride down the soul river
Take a ride down the soul river
Oh take a dive in the soul river