Where the river runs to black
I take the schoolbooks from your pack
Plastics, wire and your kiss

The breath of eternity on your lips

In the crowded marketplace

I drift from face to face
I hold my breath and close my eyes
I hold my breath and close my eyes

And I wait for paradise
And I wait for paradise


The Virginia hills have gone to brown
Another day, another sun goin' down
I visit you in another dream

I visit you in another dream

I reach and feel your hair

Your smell lingers in the air
I brush your cheek with my fingertips
I taste the void upon your lips

And I wait for paradise
And I wait for paradise


I search for you on the other side
Where the river runs clean and wide
Up to my heart the waters rise

Up to my heart the waters rise

I sink 'neath the river cool and clear

Drifting down I disappear
I see you on the other side
I search for the peace in your eyes

But they're as empty as paradise
They're as empty as paradise


I break above the waves
I feel the sun upon my face