[Intro]
[Verse 1]
There ve been times in my life
When I ve felt out of touch and half-crazy
Lost in a crowd with lovers and friends by my side
There s a numbness I ve known,
All alone in some shimmering city
With bright lights around me
And nothing but shadows inside
[Chorus]
There ve been desperate times
When my heart was so dry
That I felt like my life was a curse
I was standin knee deep in the river and dyin of thirst
[Verse 2]
There are months at a time
When no reason nor rhyme can sustain me
When nothin makes sense
And everything turns upside-down
There are nights when I fight
To keep dreamin from driving me crazy
And I shut off my mind
Just to keep it from spinnin around
[Chorus]
But it s down in that quiet in that stillness I find
The sweet water for which I ve longed searched
While standin knee deep in the river and dyin of thirst
[Verse 3]
So if you re having times
When you feel out of touch and half-crazy
Lost in a crowd with lovers and friends by your side
If the game s getting old
And you re cold and exhausted and maybe
You d just like to cop-out and crumble
Or lay down and die
[Chorus]
If you come to a time when you need to decide,
Friend, you might want to ask yourself first
Am I standin knee deep in the river and dyin of thirst?
[Verse 4]
Cause there s a great river runs
From the heart of the sun
Through the soul of the whole universe
From the limitless light
That brings order and might
To the substance of Heaven and Earth
[Chorus]
And it s down in that quiet, in that stillness inside,
There s a well we don t seek til we hurt
From standin knee deep in the river
And dyin of thirst
Yes, down in that quiet, in that stillness inside
Are sweet waters to heal this whole Earth
That is standin knee deep in the river,
Standin knee deep in the river
We re all standin knee deep in the river
And dyin of thirst
[Outro]
