On the Mississippi River Where I woke up from my dreams On the boat where we lay sleeping As the moonlight shone downstream There's a symphony of silence - in this flow There's a hush upon the breeze - that whispers We need not force this drift along this river See how it knows the way Each lonely drop of rain will be delivered To the sea someday How I wish you would awaken 'Cause this moonlight's made for two But you startle when you're shaken So you sleep right through this view Past the music on the shoreline - deep and low Like the way I ache for you - that whispers The World is aching with frustration All the tragedies we know The injustice of our nation And how far we have to go Change is daunted by the distance, long and slow But it can't resist the flow - that whispers