Sam Baardman

Lyrics

Riverborne

geese are growing goslings
the world is full of small things
yellow and brown and red wings
these are the things that the river brings 2X

feather and fur and smooth skin
spiny and short and flat finned
thoughts like broken off tree limbs
these are the things that the river brings 2X

CHORUS
rivers come and rivers go
every one on earth I know
some are fast and some are slow
they take everything that we can throw in

carving a hole and a haven
for otter and beaver and raven
beautiful as creation
these are the things that the river brings 2X

guiding the great migration
station to watery station
courage and love and patience
these are the things that the river brings 2X

CHORUS

Instrumental Break

BRIDGE
I could sit here all day
while the world fades away
like chalk on the pavement
disappears in the rain

how many summers and how many springs
how many years will I get to sing
about the ripples that flash in the morning
and the spirits that call the storms in
and the water that never stops moving
all of the things that the river brings (repeat)