There was a time when your waters had run still I don't know where, but those waters have died As you held hands with the hell beneath your feet You turned your back and waved heaven goodbye When the levee fell away For you lost more than yourself that day When the levee fell away Forever's just a word you say For all of the colors in your dreams have gone astray Just like a blind man who's lost his way As the clock ticks and the end is near You left town, yet your troubles are all still there When the levee fell away For you lost more than yourself that day When the levee fell away Forever is just a word you say This train has run out of track As the engines fade Far, far, far away you fall And that's where you'll stay When the levee fell away For you lost more than yourself that day When the levee fell away Forever is just a word you say