From the recording Cradle to the Grave
Lyrics
MISHAWAKA - Cary Morin (BMI)
I STOOD WAY DOWN RIVER
THIS WAS JUST THE OTHER DAY
MY BOY WAS CLOSE BY
HE WAS MAYBE LESS THAN A MILE AWAY
IT LOOK TO ME TO BE HIGH WATER
TOO HIGH TO CROSS
BUT I TRIED CROSS THAT RIVER
FOR THE VERY LAST TIME THAT DAY
DRIFTING DOWN FROM MISHAWKA
ALL MY FRIENDS WERE THERE WITH ME
MOST EVERYONE I EVER KNEW
CAME DOWN TO TAKE A LAST LOOK AT ME
MY FEET IN THE WATER
COLDER THAN I THOUGHT I WOULD BE
FURTHER, A LITTLE FURTHER AND DEEPER
BIGGER THAN YOU OR ME
LOOK AROUND I SAW NOBODY
NOBODY COULD HEAR ME SAY
I'M ABOUT TO CROSS THAT RIVER
FOR THE VERY LAST TIME TODAY
DRIFTING DOWN FROM MISHAWKA
ALL MY FRIENDS THERE WITH ME
MOST EVERYONE I EVER KNEW
CAME TO TAKE A LAST LOOK AT ME
I’M GOING BACK THROUGH TIME
IT FLASHES BEFORE YOUR EYES
THE WATER JUST TOOK OVER
I SNAKED DOWN THROUGH THE EDDY LINE
I THINK I CAN REMEMBER
I SAW ME FROM UP ABOVE
DRIFTING ALONG
AND CROSSING THAT RIVER
FOR THE VERY LAST TIME
DRIFTING DOWN FROM MISHAWKA
ALL MY FRIENDS THERE WITH ME
MOST EVERYONE I EVER KNEW
COME TO TAKE A LAST LOOK AT ME
DRIFTING DOWN FROM MISHAWAKA
EVERYTHING I EVER WANTED IT TO BE
CROSSING THAT RIVER
FOR THE VERY LAST TIME THAT DAY