River of Time

©1992 Bob Zentz, BMI

        And yet another time song.... (BZ)

There once lived a maid by the river of time
In the land of no regret
And I was a boatman sailing down
To the city of never forget

    And the wind came up and the storm came up
    And I brought my boat to the shore
    The shore of the river, the river of time
    And I came to this maiden’s door

This maiden was lovely, this maiden was fair
This maiden was wise and free
I knew that she loved me by the way she cared
By the songs that her heart sang to me

    And I took her love and I gave her love
    And I guess that I always will
    Remember the maid by the river of time
    When the river of time stood still

But there came a day when she turned to say
I’d best be movin’ on
For she bore the curse of the river of time
If I lingered her youth would be gone

    Her truth and her wisdom, her beauty too
    Would vanish away like a flame
    But if I sailed on down the river of time
    For me, they would always remain

Now I’ve grown old sailin’ that river of time
In the land of no regret
And I have loved many, and I have loved one
In the city of never forget

    But I remember the maid by the river of time
    And I wonder if she thinks of me
    Like islands that wait in the river of time
    Unchanged in our own memory

    Like islands that wait in the river of time
    Unchanged in our own memory

River of Time is recorded the CD Gordon Bok and Bob Zentz - Together Again for the First Time and on the Bob Zentz CD It's About Time
Chords for this song can be found in the Bob Zentz Songbook.