[Verse 1] Deep where the river runs cool Under a broken moon Silver is caught in the leaves Then slips from view too soon Pines lean over the water Dark on the farther shore The current turns without asking And carries me on once more [Chorus] So let the deep water run Let it run clear, let it run blue Under the stars, under the sun I am just passing through Nothing to hold, nowhere to stay Nothing the river must prove Night becomes morning somewhere ahead And I am still passing through [Verse 2] Spring scatters white on the water Blossom comes down with the rain Spins for a while in the eddies Then finds the current again Summer lies gold on the shallows Warm where the long grasses grow I watch the green banks go drifting While darker water runs slow [Chorus] So let the deep water run Let it run clear, let it run blue Under the stars, under the sun I am just passing through Nothing to hold, nowhere to stay Nothing the river must prove Night becomes morning somewhere ahead And I am still passing through [Verse 3] Autumn comes loose from the branches Copper and red on the stream Whole little worlds on the surface Turning as light through a dream Winter lays frost on the edges White where the black water bends Still underneath, something carries Past where the frozen bank ends [Bridge] Somewhere the river runs narrow Somewhere it breaks over stone Somewhere the sky disappears And the water goes dark on its own Then through a break in the branches Night opens endless and wide A galaxy trembles below me And gathers again as I glide [Final Chorus] Let the deep water run Let it run dark, let it run blue Under whatever is coming I am just passing through Stars on the water are broken Stars on the water renew Nothing is asking an answer We are just passing through [Outro] Deep where the river runs cool Night on the water moves too Branches give way to the distance Still passing through
