River of Tears

[Intro] [Verse 1] The water whispers through the pines, A hollow echo where your voice once climbed. I trace the ripples in the moon’s cold light, But your boat’s a shadow fading out of sight. [Chorus] I’d cry a river, let the current guide, Swim through the sorrow, cross the great divide. But the oars are silent, and the waves are still— You’re drifting where my tears can’t meet your will. [Verse 2] The shore I’m stranded on is lined with ghosts, Old promises etched in the bark of posts. The river sticks like bones beneath the flow, They snag my heart where your memory won’t go. [Chorus] I’d cry a river, let the current guide, Swim through the sorrow, cross the great divide. But the oars are silent, and the waves are still— You’re drifting where my tears can’t meet your will. [Bridge] The stars won’t map a path to where you sail, The wind just hums a tune too frail to trail. I’ll build a raft from the words we never said, But the river’s got your name, and I’m left here instead. [Chorus] I’d cry a river, let the current guide, Swim through the sorrow, cross the great divide. But the oars are silent, and the waves are still— You’re drifting where my tears can’t meet your will. [Outro]