you were such a strong swimmer and you taught me how to never fear those tall waves and you stayed in those deep waters always inviting to a bed on the bottom and that current took you away and it made you pay and pay when i saw you i didn t know your name it was such a long winter when the ice had thawed there wasn t much that survived it it takes more than a strong swimmer to stay above water with a body divided and that current took you away and it made you pay and pay when i saw you i didn t know your name when i see you they ll give us different names i clear my mind of joy and sorrow river doesn t know tomorrow rolls along with such simplicity you told me you had stashed away a note that would explain the way you felt if we would ever find you gone the river only knows to carry on the river only knows to carry on