i was born on the banks of eternity
a page of the history it teaches. not a care
lived my life like a hurricane
leaving everything along the way in pieces. some may have cheered
some may have wondered
if i am flesh
if i am stone. thoughts of you tear through me like thunder. you are the light that has led me back home. take me to the river
baby. wash away the lies. i've got no reputation living in your eyes. take me to eternity. let me bury this disguise. a southern boy has it harder sometimes. it's like you were climbing a razor. you were there when my dreams had all turned to dust
and the man in the mirror was a stranger. look at me now
a soulless survivor. no mask can hide the man that i've made. you ease my pain. you make it silent. slowly i feel it beginning to fade. take me to the river
baby. wash away the lies. i've got no reputation living in your eyes. take me to eternity. let me bury this disguise. i want to feel it
rushing over me into the tide. i want to taste it
every moment 'til the end of my life!
i have laid still
adrift in your memory
hoping your faith would erase all the years. maybe some time
maybe some magic
maybe your love will make everything clear. take me to the river
baby. wash away the lies. i've got no reputation living in your eyes. take me to eternity. let me bury this disguise. take me to the river
baby. wash away the lies. there are no expectations hiding in your eyes. take me to eternity. let me bury this. disguise.