This is what she said to me whispered in my ear A man by the river is a man without fear One step forward, two steps back keep stepping Put your foot forward 'cause you're on the right track Walk down the river don't stop now keep on walking Walk down the river 'till you make it to the bright blue sea Walked two days and the ground got hot by the first turn I could hear gunshots staggered in the weeds like a fool in the bush choked in the dirt and a voice said "push" Lost my way five times in the rain went three miles for the inches that I gained kids threw rocks and the cars slowed down people yelled from the window "fool turn around!" Buildings leaning over trying to break my back Sky wants to simmer and the Earth wants to crack let me tell you something, I can hear the sea calling so I just move it out like a baby crawling