| High above the forest in an unseen place
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| Where the clouds will gather on another race
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| In the dungeon depths of an unknown cave
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| There’s a stream that springs with a world to save
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| And it gathers up strength as it rolls along
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| And it gathers up hope for everyone
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| But it runs to plains where the farmlands weep
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| Through the brand new gardens where rich men sleep
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| I’m gonna find it, I’m gonna prove it
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| And show the whole damned world how to use it
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| When I find it, when I prove it
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| I know that some damned fool is gonna lose it
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| For it’s the river of hope, from the pool of tears
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| It’s the river of hope, it’s the river we lost for years
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| Past the chemical plant where the junk flows in
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| By the nuclear project where the children swim
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| Under bridges in a city where the bodies float
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| And the summer smell keeps the flies remote
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| I’m gonna find it, I’m gonna prove it
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| And show the whole damned world how to use it
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| When I find it, when I prove it
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| I know that some damned fool is gonna lose it
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| For it’s the river of hope, from the pool of tears
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| It’s the river of hope, it’s the river we lost for years
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| Through the swamp of a ghetto where the mission was lost
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| Where the dope is king and the silver boss
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| Past the trash and wreckage from the garbage trucks
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| Past the oil slick where the jail boat docks
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| To a home in some sea at the nations end
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| Where the submarine is freedom’s friend
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| If we need that river like we did before
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| There can be no need for it lives no more
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| I’m gonna find it, I’m gonna prove it
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| And show the whole damned world how to use it
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| When I find it, when I prove it
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| I know that some damned fool is gonna lose it
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| For it’s the river of hope, from the pool of tears
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| It’s the river of hope, it’s the river we lost for years
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| For it’s the river of hope, from the pool of tears
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| It’s the river of hope, it’s the river we lost for years |