I think the description of the act of quietly watching a river flow is an (actually, rather old) metaphor for inner peace or "centeredness". It reminds me of a dream comic strip story by Jim Woodring where he and his son are sitting down by the river, and it's reminding Jim of his own youth, and his ability at the time to just sit and watch the river flow for hours on end. Ironically, his son then runs away to get into some kind of mischief or other!
I think the rest of the song makes pretty good sense in this light.
I think the description of the act of quietly watching a river flow is an (actually, rather old) metaphor for inner peace or "centeredness". It reminds me of a dream comic strip story by Jim Woodring where he and his son are sitting down by the river, and it's reminding Jim of his own youth, and his ability at the time to just sit and watch the river flow for hours on end. Ironically, his son then runs away to get into some kind of mischief or other!
I think the rest of the song makes pretty good sense in this light.