The Dam

The Dam

IRENE

HALF A DAY’S DRIVE DOWN THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY
THERE’S A DAM MY HUSBAND WORKED ON TWENTY YEARS AGO
WE’D PACK THE TRUCK AND HEAD THERE ONCE IN A WHILE
WE’D GO ON DOWN TO SEE IT
HE’D TAKE ME BY THE HAND AND HE’D SAY

“I’M YOUR RIVER, YOU’RE MY DAM
I’M NATURE WILD
YOU’RE NATURE, PLANNED
YOU HELP ME FLOW”

EVERY MAN’S A MIGHTY RIVER
ROLLING, ROLLING
AND AS HE ROLLS THE PRESSURE GROWS
WHEN THE WATER GETS TOO HIGH
IT STARTS TO OVERFLOW
WITH NO ONE TO DIRECT IT
IT’S GOT NOWHERE TO GO–
THE DAM’S GONNA BLOW

A MAN ALONE — HE’S MISSING PART OF HIS SOUL
HE CAN WALK AND TALK AND EAT AND BREATHE BUT WHOLE? NO.
HE NEEDS A BETTER HALF TO BETTER HIS PATH
TO WALK HIM THROUGH THE HARD TIMES
TO TAKE HIM BY THE HAND AND WHISPER

“I’M YOUR WOMAN, YOU’RE MY MAN
WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING – I UNDERSTAND
I’LL HELP YOU FLOW”

EVERY MAN’S A MIGHTY RIVER
ROLLING, ROLLING
AND AS HE ROLLS THE PRESSURE GROWS
WHEN THE WATER GETS TOO HIGH
IT STARTS TO OVERFLOW
WITH NO ONE TO DIRECT IT
IT’S GOT NOWHERE TO GO–
THE DAM’S GONNA BLOW

AND WHEN IT GOES
STAY AWAY FROM THE FLOODPLAIN
TRY NOT TO BE DOWNSTREAM
OR YOU’RE DROWNING

MY HUSBAND PASSED ON JUST A YEAR AGO FALL
HE HELD ON FOR AWHILE AND THEN HE LET GO
SOMETIMES I WAKE AT NIGHT AND I REACH FOR HIS ARM
THOSE NIGHTS ARE THE HARDEST
I WHISPER TO THE DARKNESS, I SAY:

“I’M YOUR WOMAN, YOU’RE MY MAN
YOU’RE MY RIVER, I’M YOUR DAM
I’LL HELP YOU FLOW”—
THE DAM’S GONNA BLOW
THE DAM’S GONNA BLOW

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