Last night the river went calling
Like a train that jumps the tracks
How it roared through the night
Like a vow to never go back

We never knew peace
Will we never know peace?
Are we like a house made of dry grass?
People pass saying It won't last

Last night the river went calling
Howw it pushed thru the awful black
Boats of gold hanging by their fiery stacks
I heard the rivermen cry We will never know peace

Are we like a house made of dry grass?
See the fire and smoke spitting fire and sparks
Are we like a house made of dry grass?
People pass saying It won't last

Last night I dreamed I was falling
Where do we go I said to myself
If I call your name and you answer crying?
We never knew peace Will we never know peace?

See the fire and smoke spitting fire and sparks
Are we like a house made of dry grass?
People pass
It won't last