Riverbed
I’m living life in a river bed --
The path was drawn before I was born.
The world is so loud and full of life,
But silence cannot be hidden here.
I’m living life in a river bed --
Never questioning the rocks that appear.
Run the course, make a turn, avoid a fear --
And start all over at the end.
I’m living life in a river bed --
I pass a new spring running into the path.
How lucky to go where you wish,
To choose your own river to follow.
I’m living life in a river bed --
The banks are high and block the view.
The banks are high and I want out,
But the current hurries away.
I’m living life in a river bed --
Jagged stones cut sharply through the water.
I see, for they are windows
To the world I wish I knew.
I’m living life in a river bed --
The silence is so full.
Someday I’ll catch the wind and ride
Until I can see the world.