I will wait by the river in the light of the moon At the edge of the city, I will wait for you Though I can't wait forever, someday I'll be dead and gone And I won't be forgiven for what I've done I will wait by the river I will cry out to heaven as it rains down on me I will beg for forgiveness getting down on my knees If I can't change the weather, maybe I can change your mind If we can't be together, what's the point of life? Baby, I don't mean the things I say I don't honestly wish you were dead I'm a fool, I'm just a man, if I only could hold it in And the stars fill the river as it flows into the sky And the mind leaves the body and floats higher and higher If we can't be together, I will leave this world behind If I can't touch your body, can I touch the sky? I will wait by the river