There's a valley not far from here Beyond the dam where all the water runs real clear You'll find everything you've been looking for There was a time when I could offer you much more Would you believe it if ever you were told Once I was worth more than my weight in gold Where dreams and promises once flowed with such grace Have all been washed up and dried on these banks You'd run into me and I'd save your life I'd have you singing I saw the light But I'm a river full of heart ache that you'll never swim Take one step closer and I'll pull you in I've seen trouble and I've seen pain I got beat by the sun and I have drowned in the rain I've found it hard to look straight ahead All I've wanted lies on this riverbed It's the gospel I heard a man say You can't get back what you don't give away So with every seed I've sewn and love I've made stay Lord knows that I'm ready for the levy to give way