Prince - The Holy River

[Waterfall]

[Piano solo]

[Instrumental begins]

Let's go down to the holy river.

[Instrumental]

If we drown, then we'll be delivered.

[Instrumental]

You can still see the picture
upon the wall

one eye staring at nothing at all,

other one trying to focus
through all the tears.

[Instrumental.]

You can try and try,
but there's nothing to hide.

You can't run from yourself
and what's inside.

You've got to find the answers

through the questions
that you must fear.

[Instrumental.]

So over and over,
you ask your soul

why'd you come down
to a world so cold?

And a voice inside says

"Tonight, the truth will be told."

[Instrumental.]

You surrounded yourself
with all the wrong faces,

spending your time
in all the wrong places.

Putting your faith in things
that only make you cry.

[Instrumental.]

People say they love you,
and they want to help.

But how can they, when
you can't help yourself?

The more they say they love you,

the more you just want to die.

(Ooh ooh ooh ooh!)

There you are,
you think you're high.

You can't ask yourself
'cause you'd only lie.

If you had a dollar

for every time you tried.

[Musical flourish]

Then it hit you,
like a fist on a wall

Who gave you life,
when there was none at all?

Who gave the sun permission

to rise up every day?

(Ah, yeah!)
Let me tell it!

(Go on!)

If you ask God
to love you longer,

every breath you take
will make you stronger,

keeping you happy
and proud to call His name.

(Go on, say it)
Jesus!

And over and over,
you ask your soul

why'd you come down
to a world so cold?

A voice inside said

"Tonight the truth
will be told."

This time I was listening.
(Ooh!) Hear me.

Let's go down to the holy river.

If we drown, then we'll be
delivered.

If we don't, then we'll never
see the light.

Nooo!

If you die before you try,

you'll have to come back
and face the light. (Oh yes!)

When you believe it,
you got a good reason to cry.

My, my, my, my.

So, I went on down
to the holy river.

I called my girl, and told her

I had something to give her.

I asked her to marry me

and she said yes, I cried.

[Musical flourish.]

Oh, that night I drowned
in her tears and mine,

and instead of a glass
of sorrow and wine,

looking back y'all,
I don't miss nothing

except the time.

[Instrumental.]

When I see that picture
upon the wall,

the one eye staring at nothing at all,

my eyes try and focus,

but these are much
different tears.

Oh yes they are.

Ooooh, let's go down
to the holy river.

Let's go down to the holy river.
Let's go down to the holy river.

[Waterfall.]