Papa left a whisper Inside a ragged doll Mama kept on praying But the walls began to fall A man came dressed in thunder With a Bible in his hand Said love was written on him But hate walked through the land Pre-Chorus So we ran where the willows bend With the moonlight on our face Two small hearts in a wooden boat Looking for a hiding place Chorus River, hide my name Carry me through the rain If the night comes calling Don’t let it know I came River, hold my fear Tell the dawn we’re near If the dark starts singing Wash that song from here Verse 2 Sister held the silence Brother watched the shore Every owl was warning Every shadow wanted more Stars were broken lanterns On the ceiling of the sky And the water kept on saying Child, you’re too young to die Pre-Chorus So we drifted past the sleeping farms Past the fields of blackened grain With a secret in a cotton dress And a heart too full of pain Chorus River, hide my name Carry me through the rain If the night comes calling Don’t let it know I came River, hold my fear Tell the dawn we’re near If the dark starts singing Wash that song from here Bridge One day I’ll sing this sorrow One day I’ll face that sound One day the hands that hunted me Will sleep beneath the ground But tonight I’m just a child With the cold against my skin Asking every holy star Where mercy can begin Final Chorus River, hide my name Carry me through the rain Let the morning find me Not the man who came River, hold my fear Tell the dawn we’re near If the dark starts singing Wash that song from here Outro Hush now, little water Hush now, carry on Some children become music When the night is gone
