Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Holy River, artist - Prince. Date of issue: 18.11.1996
Song language: English
The Holy River |
| Let’s go down to the holy river |
| If we drown then we’ll be delivered |
| You can still see the picture upon the wall |
| One eye staring at nothing at all |
| The other one trying to focus through all your tears |
| You can try and try but there’s nothing to hide |
| You can’t run from yourself and what’s inside |
| You got to find the answers to the questions that You most fear |
| So over and over you ask your soul |
| Why’d you come down to a world so cold? |
| And the voice inside says tonight the truth will be told |
| You surrounded yourself with all the wrong faces |
| Spending your time in all the wrong places |
| Putting your faith in things that only make you cry |
| People say they love you when they want to help |
| But how can they when you can’t help yourself? |
| The more they say they love you, the more you just want to die |
| So here we go again, the self-analysis |
| Have another glass of Port and forget this |
| The band’s playing at the club tonight and they’re bound to groove |
| There you are, you think you’re high |
| You can’t ask yourself because you’d only lie |
| If you had a dollar for every time you tried |
| You can’t call nobody because they’ll tell you straight up |
| Come and make love when you really hate them |
| Relationships based on the physical are over and done |
| They’re over and done (They're over and done) |
| You’d rather have fun |
| With only one, with only one |
| Only one… one (one) |
| And then it hit you like a fist on a wall |
| Who gave you life when there was none at all? |
| Who gave the sun permission to rise up everyday? |
| (Ooh, oh yes) |
| Let me tell it (Go on) |
| If you ask God to love you longer |
| Every breath you take will make you stronger |
| Keeping you happy (happy) and proud to call His name (Go on and say it) |
| Jesus (Jesus) |
| So over and over you ask your soul |
| Why’d you come down to a world so cold? |
| And the voice inside says tonight the truth will be told |
| And this time I was listening, hear me |
| Let’s go down to the holy river |
| If we drown then we’ll be delivered (Yes we will) |
| If we don’t then we’ll never see the light (No) |
| If you die before you try |
| You’ll have to come back and face the light (Oh yes) |
| When you believe it, you got a good reason to cry (Oh my, my) |
| So I went on down to the holy river |
| I called my girl and told her I had something to give her |
| I asked her to marry me and she said yes, I cried |
| Oh, that night I drowned in her tears and mine |
| And instead of a glass of sorrow and wine |
| Looking back you all, I don’t miss nothing except the time |
| And when I see that picture upon the wall |
| The one eye staring at nothing at all |
| My eyes trying to focus but these are much different tears |
| Oh, yes they are |
| Let’s go down to the holy river |
| Let’s go down to the holy river |
| Let’s go down to the holy river |
| Let’s go down to the holy river |
| Let’s go down to the holy river |
| Let’s go down to the holy river |