Paradise

Bruce Springsteen

Where the river runs black 
I take the schoolbooks from your pack 
Plastics, wire and your kiss 
The breath of eternity on your lips 

In the crowded marketplace 
I drift from face to face 
I hold my breath and close my eyes 
I hold my breath and close my eyes 
And I wait for paradise 
And I wait for paradise 

The Virginia hills have gone to brown 
Another day another sun going down 
I visit you in another dream 
I visit you in another dream 

I reach and feel your hair 
Your smell lingers in the air 
I brush your cheek with my fingertips 
I taste the void upon your lips 
And I wait for paradise 
And I wait for paradise 

I search for you on the other side 
Where the river runs clean and wide 
Up to my heart the waters rise 
Up to my heart the waters rise 

I sink `neath the water cool and clear 
Drifting down, I disappear 
I see you on the other side 
I search for the peace in your eyes 
But they're as empty as paradise 
They're as empty as paradise 
I break above the waves 
I feel the sun upon my face