Lover's Leap

They say up on that ledge, high above the river’s edge
Where lovers take their flight
A young Indian maiden who couldn’t have her lover true
Flew into the light
But how can you be so sure that it was really love she leapt for?
Have you ever been up there? Have you ever had to bear
The burden of what you see from that height?

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If I took a lover’s leap off into the mighty Mississippi
It’s just because I know
Sometimes you have to be your own hero
Blood is what reminds us
And water is what guides us home

I can see her over there, moonlight spills upon her hair
And he’s bent down on one knee
Then everything turns cold, she looks as if she’s seen a ghost
Who says “You’re not where you should be”
But how can you be so sure it was just a ghost she left for?
Have you ever held a map, walked along some distant path
You can only see in your dreams?

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I hear her voice out on the wind, I feel her blood beneath my skin
Her face a feather in my wings
Her story is not not mine to tell, but I’ve got dreams and ghosts as well
As I fly, I hear her sing
We can never be so sure but I’d like to think it’s life we leap for
‘Cause I wasn’t trying to say no
But sometimes that’s the only way to know
To say yes to what comes next

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