afraid to suffer the wound
 all praise to that conscious one
 who always suffers the wound  child
 suffers the wound  child

 hey!
 suffers the wound!
 never turns from love
 give it up

 always try to explain
 afraid to lay naked in the sun
 he's crazy  she dances in the light
 the crowd jeers  they won't put up a fight

 hey!
 suffers the wound!
 never turns from love
 give it up
 until my heart is free to roam
 she won't never leave me alone
 saved by the river now
 saved

 always fighting the storm
 buildin' shelter to house our lack of love
 we're only here for a while
 tear it down and suffer the wound

 hey!
 suffers the wound!
 never turns from love
 give it up
 until my heart is free to roam
 she won't never leave alone
 saved by the river now, saved
 (never turns from love, never turns to
 hate)

 always suffers the wound, never turns
 from love
 never turns to hate
 saved by the river now
 always suffers the wound, never turns
 from love
 never turns to hate

 an invisible mississippi, ganges or a nile
 I can feel the quiet river rage
 forcin' my lips into a smile
 don't believe that the world is empty
 just too noisy to hear the sound
 I can feel the quiet river rage
 and I'm fallin' down
 saved by the river now
 saved