To the Sea

I’m a river, I was a stream

From the Rockies, running clean

I traveled far, I traveled wide

Just to be deep, down inside

 

I’m a storm, I was a breeze

From the desert, now through the trees

I swept the plains with my dance

And I’ll prevail, give me the chance

 

To the sea, to the bone

To the sea, it’s where I’m going

To the sea, where I belong

To the sea, I’m going home

 

I’m a king, I was a fish

Yukon kisses, just one wish

Give me strength to clear the dams

So I can live out who I am

 

To the sea, to the bone

To the sea, it’s where I’m going

To the sea, where I belong

To the sea, I’m going home

 

I’m an old man, I was a son

I raised a family, now I’m done

My back is worn, my mind don’t know

But one thing now, where ashes go

 

To the sea, to the bone

To the sea, it’s where I’m going

To the sea, where I belong

To the sea, I’m going home

 

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