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