River Of Souls Lyrics

Magic Every Moment
I awoke this morning to a shattering sound
And I went downstairs and found these shards
of glass strewn all around
There upon the floor I found this poor
broken dove
And it make me realize how very fragile is
this life that we so love

I came back up to bed and I held you so tight
And I prayed up to the Father, Oh I prayed
with all my might
That he'd always keep you with me
That he'd always keep you safe
And when I went downstairs I found that
dove had somehow up and flown away

There's magic every moment
There's miracles each day
There's magic every moment
Oh won't you let the music play?
Oh won't you let the music play?

On a high and windy island I was gazing out
to sea
When a long forgotten feeling came and took
control of me
It was then the clouds burst open and the sun
came pouring through
When it hit those dancing waters in an
instant all eternity I knew

There's so much we take for granted
There's so much we never say - we get caught
up in the motion of just living day to day
We are fettered to the future, we are prisoners of the past
And we never seem to notice 'til our lives
have finally slipped right through our
grasp

There's magic every moment
There's miracles each day
There's magic every moment
Oh won't you let the music play?
Oh won't you let the music play?

You can see forever in a single drop of dew
You can see that same forever if you look
down deep inside of you
There's a spark of the creator in every living
thing
He respects me when I work but he so loves
me when I sing

There's magic every moment
There's miracles each day
There's magic every moment
Oh won't you let the music play?
Oh won't you let the music play?

There's magic every moment
There's miracles each day
There's magic every moment
Oh won't you let the music play?
Oh won't you let the music play?

All There Is
In the eyes of the world your touch is like gold
Your reputation's so cool and cruel and
controlled
You count your money in your prison tower
Made of concrete, glass, and steel
Feeling cozy in the hallow warmth
Of another business deal

You've climbed your way to the top, but lately
it seems
That there's a hole in the heart of the
American dream
Sitting pretty in your trophy room
With your shining souvenirs
That just remind you of the wasted time
And the lateness of the years

Is that all?
Is that all there is?
Is that all?
There must be more than this

In the eyes of the world your touch is like gold
Your reputation's so cool and cruel and
controlled
In a moment it could all be gone
In the twinkling of an eye
Then what's your pile of precious pride worth
then?
If you've ever wondered why

Is that all?
Is that all there is?
Is that all?
There must be more than this

Is that all?
Is that all there is?
Is that all?
There must be more than this
More than this
Is that all there is?
All there is?
Is that all there is?
All there is?
Is that all there is?
All there is?
Is that all there is?
All there is?

The Minstrel
There's a love in my life
Neither mistress nor wife
And she waits for me every morning by
the sea
Where the fishing hawk wheels
And the sun warms the seals
There she lays at her silent anchorage for me

She is fine, she is fleet
She will run, reach, or beat
With a song in her rigging and her sails
And when day is done
We will lay to as one
And sleep 'neath the rolling rhythm of
the stars

And we sail away
Off to Jericho Bay
Where the blue of the sea meets the sky
And the songs that she sings me
It brings me such peace
When the seas rise up angry and high
She's a friend of mine
The minstrel

There are loons off to port
And the porpoises sport
In her wake as she breaks the rolling main
And with the wind in her sails
We will run with the whales
As they swim through their dark
diminishing domain

And we sail away
Off to Jericho Bay
Where the blue of the sea meets the sky
And the songs that she sings me
It brings me such peace
When the seas rise up angry and high
She's a friend of mine
The minstrel

Faces Of America
There was a time
A simpler time
When a man could be sure of where he stood
I used to work at the yard
Working honest and hard
The hours were long but the pay was good

I had a family and friends
So many friends
We'd drive to the lake on holidays
Back then it wasn't so dear
For a sandwich or beer
At night I still dream I can see their faces

Certain things that you depend upon
There are places that you know
And the faces of America
Oh, where did they go?
Where did they go?

I was born on a farm
A midwestern farm
I rode on the tractor with my dad
And though we never had much
It was always enough
And we made the best of what we had

Then came four years of drought
And the bottom dropped out
My father was broken like the rest
I can still see his hands
Signing over his lands
And the bankers grow fat on the flesh
of the dispossessed

Certain things that you depend upon
There are places I can go
I sift the ashes of America
For someplace I used to
(someplace I used to)
Someplace I used to
(someplace I used to)
Someplace I used to know

There was a time
A simpler time
When a man could be sure of where he stood
I used to work at the yard
Working honest and hard
The hours were long but the pay was oh
so good

Certain things that you depend upon
I used to think were guaranteed
Like the right of every man to work
And feed his family
And feed his family
And the faces of America
Seem so distant and estranged
Have their eyes become too blind to see
How much their hearts have changed?
(how much their hearts)
How much their hearts have changed?
(how much their hearts)
How much their hearts have changed?

Holy Road
Last night I dreamed I was looking down
On the planet Earth spinning round
and round
And as I cast my gaze about
I watched her lovely light go out
The light went out

And floating in the black of space
I was looking into God's own face
And in his hands he held this tiny Earth
He said "Well ain't it a shame what they've
done to her
After I'd shown them to the holy road
The holy road
After I'd shown them to the holy road
The holy road"

"Well, I laid a bounty in their hands
And only gave them ten commands
But they never learned their lessons very well
And they drove my garden straight to hell
That's when they fell off of the holy road
The holy road
That's when they fell off of the holy road
The holy road"

(And then he told me)
"Well the popes were frauds and the kings
were fools
And your presidents only dupes and tools
Of the money makers and the Chiefs of Staff
Who worshipped of that golden calf
They turned their backs upon the holy road
The holy road
They turned their backs upon the holy road
The holy road"

(And then I told him)
"Well, you made the sun and you made the sky
The things that crawl and the things that fly
And then you made the human race"
And he said
"Well, everybody makes mistakes
I thought they'd want to walk the holy road
The holy road
I thought they'd want to walk the holy road
The holy road"

Even though it was just a dream
It seemed as real as it could seem
And often dreams the truth forebodes
You got to get back children on the holy road
Get back children on the holy road
Get back children on the holy road
Get back children on the holy road
Holy road, holy road
Got to get back on the holy road
The holy road
Got to get back on the holy road
Holy road
Got to get back on the holy road
The holy road

On the holy road
The holy road
On the holy road people
On the holy road now
On the holy road now
Holy road
On the holy road children
On the holy road
Holy holy, holy road...

Serengeti Moon
The grass is high and the work is done
Send the sun to his sleeping place
Now we'll dance and make love beneath
The Serengeti moon

The Gods are laughing their twinkling eyes
Shine on us in the clear night sky
Take my hand let us walk beneath
The Serengeti moon

Oh, let the music play
(Mamaland melodie yalla) [listen to the melody]
Fill your heart with joy and mirth
(Thabishing pelo tsa lona) [let your hearts rejoice]
Oh, let the rain clouds come
(Mamaland melodie yalla)
And spill their life upon this earth

Oh, let the music play
(Mamaland melodie yalla) [listen to the melody]
Fill your heart with joy and mirth
(Thabishing pelo tsa lona) [let your hearts rejoice]
Oh, let the rain clouds come
(Mamaland melodie yalla)
And spill their life upon this earth

The grass is high and the work is done
Send the sun to his sleeping place
Now we'll dance and make love beneath
The Serengeti moon
The Serengeti moon
The Serengeti moon

Higher Ground
Rain keeps falling - keeps falling down
Like it's never going to quit
Trouble stalks this one horse town
Like it can smell the fear inside of it

Through the night the fires rage
Mixing juices 'til they disengage
Mouths get hungry and the hands reach out
Is there something we should talk about

We've got to head for higher ground, oh no
Oh good people there's hard choices going down
now
We've got to head for higher ground
Head for higher ground
Higher ground

Shattered trusts and broken vows
Can exact a heavy toll
And in the race of heart and mind
Sure, the loser is the soul

We've got to head for higher ground, oh no
Good people there's hard choices going down
now
We've got to head for higher ground
Head for higher ground
Higher ground

Higher
Higher
Higher
Higher
Higher
Higher
Higher

Faithless deeds for faithless times
All men are guilty of their brothers' crimes
So few are chosen; there's even fewer called
So few can ever read the writing on the wall

We've got to head for higher ground, no people,
Oh people there's hard choices going down
now

We've got to head for higher ground
Head for higher ground
Higher
We've got to head for higher ground
Oh, good people there's hard choices going down, now
We've got to head for higher ground
Head for higher ground
Higher ground

A Love Like This
And now the lonely days are done
And with each rising of the sun
Love begins anew
And if you ever ask me why
I know that my love will never die
I'll say these words to you

Of all the souls I've ever known
Mine sings to yours and yours alone
And yours sings just to me
In all this world I'll never find
A heart that could beat as close to mine
And this time I can see

A love like this
Is so hard to find
And so many never do
And loves like this
When they even exist
Are precious and few
You know they're precious and few

A love like this
Is so hard to find
And so many never do
And loves like this
When they even exist
Are precious and few
You know they're precious and few

Down the miles, through the years
Yours is the star by which I steer
The brightest star I've known
And when I feel all hope is gone
Yours is the love that leads me on
The light that guides me home
The light that guides me home
Your light will guide me home

River Of Souls
I take my place along the shore
And I wait for the tide
It seems I've passed this way before
In an earlier time

I hear a voice, like mystery
Blowing warm through the night
The silent moon embraces me
And I'm drawn to her light

I follow footprints in the sand
To a circle of stone
And find a fire burning bright
Though I came here alone

And in the play of shadows cast
I can dimly discern
The shapes of all who've gone before
Calling me to return

There are no names
That fit these faces
There are no lines that can define
These ancient spaces
The spirits dance
Across the ages
And melt into a river of souls

(Refrain espagnole)
Lo que es mio? [What is mine?
Lo que es de Dios? What is God's?
Lo que es del rio? What is the river's?]
Melt into a river of souls

I take my place along the shore
And I wait for the tide
It seems I've passed this way before
In an earlier time

To every man the mystery
Sings a different song
He fills his page of history
Dreams his dreams
And is gone

There are no names
That fit these faces
There are no lines that can define
These ancient spaces
The spirits dance
Across the ages
And melt into a river of souls

(Refrain espagnole)
Lo que es mio? [What is mine?
Lo que es de Dios? What is God's?
Lo que es del rio? What is the river's?]
Melt into a river of souls

A Voice For Peace
You know that everybody has a voice
And how they use it is their own free choice
But in your glory I will not rejoice
If you choose the ways of war
If you choose the ways of war

Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
My country 'tis of thee; in God we trust
But how much longer will he shelter us
While we choose the ways of war
While the winds of war rage on

Let mine (oh let my small voice) be a voice
for peace
Oh let mine (oh let my small voice) be a voice
for peace
Oh let mine (oh let my small voice) be a voice
for peace
Let it start here with me
Oh let mine be a voice for peace

The good book tells us thou shalt not kill
The truth came shining and it's shining still
But how much blood upon this earth must
spill
Before we lay our weapons down
Let us lay our weapons down

Let mine (oh let my small voice) be a voice
for peace
Oh let mine (oh let my small voice) be a voice
for peace
Oh let mine (oh let my small voice) be a voice
for peace
Let it start here with me
Oh let mine be a voice for peace

Let mine (oh let my small voice) be a voice
for peace
Oh let mine (oh let my small voice) be a voice
for peace
Oh let mine (oh let my small voice) be a voice
for peace
Let it start here with me
Oh let mine be a voice
And in the face of the beast
Oh let mine be a voice
Until the breaths in me cease
Oh let mine be a voice for peace

Let mine (oh let my small voice) be a voice
for peace
Oh let mine (oh let my small voice) be a voice
for peace
Oh let mine (oh let my small voice) be a voice
for peace
Let mine (oh let my small voice) be a voice
for peace
Oh let mine

Raise your voice up
Raise your voice up
Raise your voice up and sing for the promise
of peace