Verse 1

Calm was the day, the sun hangin’ low,

A gentle breeze hummin’ soft and slow.

I’d grown so tired of the city’s schemes,

Chasin’ down somebody else’s dreams.

So I wandered out where the water bends,

Found myself where the silence mends.

Pre-Chorus

Wildflowers swayin’, time driftin’ still,

A quiet place where my heart can heal.

Chorus

Sweet river, run softly, carry me on,

Wash off the weight of the miles I’ve borne.

Shine like silver in the fading sun,

Take all my sorrow, let the hurt be done.

Sweet river, run softly, as I sing my song.

Verse 2

Dreams like shadows, they slip through your hands,

Empty promises fade like the sand.

But the meadow wears her jewels tonight,

Crownin’ lovers in the soft twilight.

And I’ve learned to stand, even when I fall,

The river reminds me I can have it all.

Pre-Chorus

Every stone tells a story, every wave rolls on,

Out here I remember where I belong.

Chorus

Sweet river, run softly, carry me on,

Wash off the weight of the miles I’ve borne.

Shine like silver in the fading sun,

Take all my sorrow, let the hurt be done.

Sweet river, run softly, as I sing my song.

Bridge

Let the water heal what the night tore apart,

Flow through the cracks of this tender heart.

I’ll lay down my worries, I’ll let ‘em all go,

And follow your current where only you know.

Final Chorus (x2, big + soft reprise)

Sweet river, run softly, carry me on,

Wash off the weight of the miles I’ve borne.

Shine like silver in the fading sun,

Take all my sorrow, let the hurt be done.

Sweet river, run softly, as I sing my song.

Outro

Sweet river, run softly …

as I sing my song.