if i had a boat

Singer:james vincent mcmorrow

golden

golden

golden river run

to the east then drop beneath the sun

and as the moon lies low and overhead

we're lost

burn slow

burning up the back wall

long roads

where the city meets the sky

most days

most days stay the sole same

please stay

for this fear it will not die

if i had a boat

i would sail to you

hold you in my arms

ask you to be true

once i had a dream

it died long before

now i'm pointed north

hoping for the shore

down low

down amongst the thorn rows

weeds grow

through the lilies and the vine

birds play

try to find their own way

soft clay

on your feet and under mine

if i had a boat

i would sail to you

hold you in my arms

ask you to be true

once i had a dream

it died long before

now i'm pointed north

hoping for the shore

splitting at the seams

heaving at the brace

sheets all billowing

breaking of the day

sea is not my friend

and everyone conspires

still i choose to swim

slip beneath the tide

once i had a dream

once i had a hope

that was yesterday

not so long ago

this is not the end

this is just the world

such a foolish thing

such an honest girl

if i had a boat

i would sail to you

hold you in my arms

ask you to be true

once i had a dream

it died long before

now i'm pointed north

hoping for the shore

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