If I Had a Boat

Golden, golden, golden river run

To the east then drop beneath the sun

And as the moon lies low and overhead

We're lost

Burn slow, burnin' up the back wall

Long roads where city meets the sky

Most days, most days stay, it's all the same

Please stay, 'cause fear, it will not die

If I had a boat, I would sail to you

Hold you in my arms, and ask you to be true

Once I had a dream, it died long before

Now I'm pointed north, hopin' for the shore

Down low, down amongst the thorn rows

Weeds grow through the lilies and the vines

Birds play, try to find their own way

Soft clay on your feet and under mine

If I had a boat, I would sail to you

Hold you in my arms, and ask you to be true

Once I had a dream, it died long before

Now I'm pointed north, hoping for the shore

Splitting at the seams

Heaving at the brace

Sheets are billowing

Breaking of the day

Sea is not my friend

And everyone conspires

Still I choose to swim

Slip beneath the tide

Once I had a dream, once I had a hope

That was yesterday, not so long ago

This is not the end, this is just a world

Such a foolish thing, such an honest girl

If I had a boat, I would sail to you

Hold you in my arms, ask you to be true

Once I had a dream, it died long before

Now I'm pointed north, hopin' for the shore