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Cross the River
Originally written for "The AIDS Show"

The hospital scares me
I don't know what to do.
I feel so helpless
Helpless to help you
The doctors are faithless
Folding their hands
The families are graceless
They don't understand

(Chorus:)
We all cross the river.
Don't be afraid
We all cross the river.

I really miss you
Pacing the floor
The night before
Without you.
I had a dream
It's about you
About you.

You were holding my heart in your hands
Trembling, trembling.
You were asking me to underrstand
Your trembling.

We were somewhere near the water.
You had a boat
A boat that could float
Over the water

Why am I afraid
Of water
Why am I afraid?
Don't be afraid
Of the water

(Chorus)

River, river
Shake and shiver
River, river
Quake and quiver

(Chorus)

Alarm clock whistles
Suddenly it's gone
You and the dream
I'm livin' on
Alarm clock whistles
Suddenly it's gone
You and the dream
I'm livin' on

(Chorus)

River, river
Shake and shiver
River, river
Quake and quiver

(Chorus)

Why am I afraid
Of water?

Copyright 1985, 2002 Karl Brown and Matthew McQueen

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Music from "The AIDS Show"

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