Clear River [Verse 1] Have you ever seen a clear river Running silver underneath the sun? Rolling past the fields and the old dirt road Like it knows where we came from. I stood there with my boots in the water Watching clouds drift across the sky And I heard that river whisper softly, “Keep on moving, don’t ask why.” [Chorus] Oh, clear river, carry me home Through the valley, through the stones Wash away these weary years Take my sorrow, take my tears Oh, clear river, running free Take a little piece of me Where the water meets the morning light I’ll find my way tonight [Verse 2] There was a girl by the riverbank With a red scarf blowing in the breeze She said, “Some roads are meant for leaving, Some are meant to bring you peace.” We watched the summer turn to autumn As the leaves came falling down And the river kept on rolling Never stopping for this town. [Chorus] Oh, clear river, carry me home Through the valley, through the stones Wash away these weary years Take my sorrow, take my tears Oh, clear river, running free Take a little piece of me Where the water meets the morning light I’ll find my way tonight [Bridge] If tomorrow brings a storm cloud If the road gets hard and long I’ll remember that old river And the way it carried on Never asking where it’s going Never looking back behind Just following the earth below it With the whole wide world in mind [Final Chorus] Oh, clear river, carry me home Through the valley, through the stones Wash away these weary years Take my sorrow, take my tears Oh, clear river, running free You’ve been waiting there for me Where the water meets the morning light I’ll find my way tonight [Outro] Have you ever seen a clear river Shining underneath the sun? If you listen close, you might hear it say, “Your journey’s only just begun.”
