A mellow R&B/jazz/pop that starts out very laid back and simple, but grows in intensity, with a delicate bridge that explains it all.

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Musically, this started as a simple melodic theme and just took on a life of its own. The words are about a friend who was facing death, and unfortunately passed away before I could play the song for him. Rootbuoy, this one's for you!

River of Souls

Copyright 2006 by Steve Cowell

Verse:
My time is coming but I don’t know when
Don’t know the year or the way
I never thought I’d be here forever
But now, I’d kinda like to stay
But damn! You never know when the ax will fall
When you will chuck it in and finally lose it all
There ain’t no use complaining, cause you had your ride
And it’s a short, short trip to the other side

Chrorus:
And how I love my life in the physical world
It’s hard to rise above, ’cause it’s got such a hold
And I am only one drop in the river of souls

Verse:
I don’t remember where I’ve been before
And now I don’t really care
I’ll never know where I may be going
It doesn’t matter once you’re there
But while I’m still around I wanna make some noise
I wanna taste the love , I wanna feel the joys
I wanna smell the seasons in the bright sunlight
Before I go down swinging in my final fight
(Chorus)


Bridge:
A drop of water glistening in the mid day sun
Will disappear, but it’s never really gone
Up in the sky it remains
It will return as the rain
And then it dries up again
So it goes on and on