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All that I have is a river
The river is always my home
Lord, take me away
For I just cannot stay
Or I'll sink* in my skin and my bones                                                                                       * (couler)
 

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The water sustains* me without even trying                                                                            * (maintenir)
The water can't drown* me, I'm done                                                                                        * (se noyer)
With my dying

Please help me build a small boat
One that'll ride on the flow
Where the river runs deep
And the larger fish creep
I'm glad of what keeps me afloat

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Now deeper the water I sail*                                                                                                      * (naviguer)
And faster the current I'm in
That each night brings the stars
And the song in my heart
Is a tune for the journeyman's tale

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Now the land that I knew is a dream
And the line on the distance grows faint
So wide is my river
The horizon a sliver
The artist has run out of paint

Where the blue of the sea meets the sky
And the big yellow sun leads me home
I'm everywhere now
The way is a vow
To the wind of each breath by and by

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