A Little River

[Verse 1] I took the old survey trail where the cedar roots cross, Past a split-rail marker and a slope of green moss. No sign on the map, just a thread through the fern, And the creek kept a secret at every sharp turn. [Pre-Chorus] Then the trees stepped back, And the whole hillside breathed. [Chorus] There’s a hidden waterfall, falling clear and free, Cutting silver through the stone, calling out to me. I stand where the spray turns the hard day soft, Let the water carry what i’ve been holding off. In that quiet hollow, i remember how to start— A little river running clean through the heart. [Verse 2] A green pool rested under ledges of slate, Sunlight found the water and scattered like glass. I set down my pack by a beech with a scar, Watched the ripples race past the roots and away. [Pre-Chorus] No one asked my name, No road hurried me on. [Chorus] There’s a hidden waterfall, falling clear and free, Cutting silver through the stone, calling out to me. I stand where the spray turns the hard day soft, Let the water carry what i’ve been holding off. In that quiet hollow, i remember how to start— A little river running clean through the heart. [Bridge] I came in counting miles, keeping time with my plans, Now the cold stream slips bright over both my hands. The world can keep its hurry on the far side of the ridge; Here, every falling ribbon finds its own way through the split stone. [Final chorus] There’s a hidden waterfall, falling clear and free, Cutting silver through the stone, calling out to me. I stand where the spray turns the hard day soft, Let the water carry what i’ve been holding off. When i leave that hollow, i’ll take its calm apart— A little river running clean through the heart. [Outro] A little river running clean through the heart. Still running clean through the heart.