When The Levee Breaks

When the sweetness of the autumn sun turns bitter in the wind And you think about your mother's voice when she would tuck you in You keep your eyes wide open As she goes to brighter shores Knowing nothing can stop her from her course Holding back my tears I feel a nudge to let them flow I think about the past but I refuse to let it go The pain is oh so heavy but it's all that I have left God knows what happens when it's put to rest But you'll be rolling down that river You'll be riding that big wave Though you'll think that you will sink and drown When the levee breaks, and your trouble flows along When the levee breaks, it'll take you back home I'm too old live a life that's filled with sorrow and regret Too young to live a life unlived But I can't get out of bed You can curse my sensitivity At least I know my truth In this world of empty shells Trying to tell us what to do We'll be rolling down that river We'll be riding that big wave Though we're scared that we will Sink and drown When the levee breaks And your trouble flows along When the levee breaks It'll take you back home In silence we will find Sacred peace of mind A broken heart still glows up in the night Our pain will find it's place But it'll never be erased Every wave will eventually subside So we'll be rolling down that river We'll be riding that big wave Though we're scared that we will Sink and drown When the levee breaks And your troubles flow along When the levee breaks It'll take you back home We'll be rolling down that river We'll be riding that big wave Though we'll think that we will Sink and drown When the levee breaks And our trouble flows along When the levee breaks It'll take us back home