Only Her Rivers Run FreeWhen blossoms still grow from each tree When leaves are still green in December It's then that our land will be free. I wander her hills and her valleys And still through my sorrow I see A land that has never known freedom And only her rivers run free. I drink to the depth of her manhood Those men who would rather have died Than to live in the cold chains of bondage To bring back their rights were denied. Oh where are you now when we need you What burns where the flame used to be Are you gone like the snows of last winter And will only her rivers run free (Instrumental Verse/Chorus) How sweet is life but we're crying How mellow the wine but we're dry How fragrant the rose but it's dying How gentle the wind but it sighs. What good is in youth when it's ageing What joy is in eyes that can't see When there's sorrow in sunshine and flowers And still only her rivers run free. (Repeat Chorus -repeat last line) |