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 water rise. Up to my heart the water rise. I sink 'neath the water 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.