Paradise lyrics

[Verse 1]

Where the river runs to black

I take the schoolbooks from your pack

Plastics, wire and your kiss

The breath of eternity on your lips

In the crowded marketplace

I drift from face to face

I hold my breath and close my eyes [x2]

[Chorus]

And I wait for Paradise [x2]

[Verse 2]

The Virginia hills have gone to brown

Another day, another sun going down

I visit you in another dream [x2]

I reach and feel your hair

Your smell lingers in the air

I brush your cheek with my fingertips

I taste the void upon your lips

[Chorus]

And I wait for Paradise [x2]

[Verse 3]

I search for you on the other side

Where the river runs clean and wide

Up to my heart the waters rise [x2]

I sink beneath the river cool and clear

Drifting down I disappear

I see you on the other side

I search for the peace in your eyes

[Chorus]

They are as empty as Paradise (x2)

[Outro]

I break above the waves

I feel the sun upon my face

• Artist:Bruce Springsteen
• Album:The Rising (2002)