River Of Tears-Ian Hunter

[ti:River Of Tears] [ar:Ian Hunter] [al:Man Overboard] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]River Of Tears (泪流成河) - Ian Hunter [00:22.68]I'm waiting on an elevator [00:25.13] [00:26.53]In a hotel out in California [00:29.89] [00:31.69]Smog clouds up the windows [00:33.62] [00:34.76]But there is a plaque up on the wall [00:37.58] [00:38.90]That tells of the agoras [00:40.80] [00:43.42]People who were here long before us [00:46.13] [00:47.79]Before the covered wagons [00:50.10] [00:51.34]Before they lost it all [00:53.66] [00:55.10]They were hunters [00:56.11] [00:56.91]They were fishermen and they often [01:00.44]Fought each other [01:02.14] [01:03.40]But one small tribe was different [01:05.97] [01:07.46]Their leader was a peaceful man [01:10.04] [01:10.98]They were weavers [01:12.35] [01:13.05]They were painters [01:14.33] [01:15.01]Trading pelts for pretty colours [01:18.37] [01:19.61]Protected by the warriors for [01:23.61]The beauty in their hands [01:26.27] [01:26.84]Roll back the years [01:28.17] [01:30.77]Roll back the years to the river of tears [01:36.84] [01:43.66]Of the chief he had a daughter [01:45.68] [01:47.47]She was young and she was beautiful [01:50.24] [01:51.40]He said go into the forest [01:53.43] [01:55.36]Get some berries for the dye [01:58.15] [01:59.73]But make your way back quickly [02:01.82] [02:03.44]For the old bear's getting hungry [02:06.19] [02:08.18]I don't want you out there [02:10.91] [02:11.73]When the sun falls from the sky [02:14.67] [02:16.03]Her basket filled with berries [02:18.76] [02:19.46]She headed back toward the village [02:22.83] [02:24.00]When a mighty roar erupted [02:26.51] [02:27.62]She ran and hid inside a hollow tree [02:30.62] [02:31.66]And the shadows were getting longer [02:34.03] [02:36.07]And the forest was getting colder [02:38.83] [02:40.15]And the chief began to panic [02:42.94] [02:44.24]Where could his daughter be [02:46.67] [02:47.42]Lost in the years yeah lost in the years [02:52.87] [02:55.07]On the river of tears [02:57.14] [03:12.27]In the camp the fires were dying when [03:16.41]The old chief started crying [03:19.62] [03:20.56]Soon all the tribe were crying [03:23.07] [03:24.32]And the ground grew wet beneath their feet [03:27.10] [03:28.32]And the tears they turned to water [03:30.93] [03:32.48]And the water became a river [03:35.59] [03:36.55]And the river flowed like an arrow [03:39.73] [03:40.43]To the foot of a hollow tree [03:43.33] [03:44.23]And the girl looked out in wonder [03:47.52] [03:48.34]As she saw the water falling [03:51.64] [03:52.80]She knew it was her father and [03:56.87]She swam to his canoe [03:59.25] [04:00.71]And all the tribe stopped crying [04:03.70] [04:04.65]And the river started subsiding [04:07.82] [04:08.50]Into the hill of the agoras [04:11.94] [04:12.76]And so the legend grew [04:16.19]Roll back the years [04:17.81] [04:20.26]Roll back the years [04:21.86] [04:24.30]Roll back the years [04:25.75] [04:28.38]Roll back the years [04:29.61] [04:30.18]Ahh [04:31.77]To the river of tears [04:34.36] [04:54.84]I wish all the world was healing [04:58.08] [05:03.04]I wish all the world was healing [05:06.30] [05:11.03]I wish all the world was healing [05:14.34] [05:19.06]I wish all the world was healing