Dear mother the struggle is over now   And your house is up for sale   We divided your railway watches   Between the four of us   I fought over the pearls   With the other girls   But it was all a metaphor   For what was wrong with us   As the room is emptying out   Your face so young comes into view   And on the back porch is a well-worn step   And a pool of light you can walk into      I'll wait no more for you like a daughter,   That part of our life together is over   But I will wait for you, forever   Like a river...      Can you clear up the mystery of the Sphinx?   Do you know any more about God?   Are you dancing with Benjamin Franklin   On the face of the moon?   Have you reconciled with Dad?   Does the rain still make you sad?   Last night I swear I could feel you   Moving through my room   And I thought you touched my feet   I so wanted it to be true   In my theater there is a stage   And a footlight you can step into...      I'll wait no more for you like a daughter,   That part of our life together is over   But I will wait for you, forever   Like a river...      In the river I know I will find the key   And your voice will rise like the spray   In the moment of knowing   The tide will wash away my doubt   'Cause you're already home   Making it nice for when I come home   Like the way I find my bed turned down   Coming in from a late night out.   Please keep reminding me   Of what in my soul I know is true      Come in my boat, there's a seat beside me   And two or three stars we can gaze into...      I'll wait no more for you like a daughter,   That part of our life together is over   But I will wait for you forever   Like a river...      I'll never leave, always just a dream away   A star that's always watching   Never turn away   We'll never leave, always just a thought away   A candle always burning   Never turn away   The moon will hide, the tree will bend   I'm right beside you   I'll never turn away