Maid of the River

Lyrics

[Verse 1] She's the maid of the river So beautifully plain As fresh as the country That gave her her name As crisp as the snow And as swift as the rain She shone like the sun Before all of our games She shone like a jewel But her price was not gold She cried more than most When her story was told But her people were evil Left her barren and cold And her heart went to market Where her body was sold [Hook] I said: "Hey, hey why don't you take me away? 'Cos I can't see the point in the dawn of the day When so many killers gonna take you away They'll leave little left except hatred" [Chorus] She's the goddess of love The goddess in green The goddess of all that I've ever seen The goddess of hope The goddess in brown The goddess of all that you've burned to the ground [Hook] I said: "Hey, hey why don't you take me away? 'Cos I can't see the point in the dawn of the day When so many killers gonna take you away They'll leave little left except hatred" [Verse 2] There's all kind of hatred Flows out of man's hands There's the hatred that strangles The throat of a man But the worst of all hatred Is that which is planned Against what we have In this goddess alive [Hook] I said: "Hey, hey why don't you take me away? 'Cos I can't see the point in the dawn of the day When so many killers gonna take you away They'll leave little left except hatred" [Chorus] She's the goddess of love The goddess in green The goddess of all that I've ever seen The goddess of hope The goddess in brown The goddess of all that you've burned to the ground [Outro] I said: "Hey"