Sorrow`s child sits by the river
Sorrow`s child hears not the water
Sorrow`s child sits by the river
Sorrow`s child hears not the water
And just when it seems as though
You`ve got strength enough to stand
Sorrow`s child all weak and strange
Stands waiting at your hand
Sorrow`s child steps in the water
Sorrow`s child you follow after
Sorrow`s child wades in deeper
Sorrow`s child invites you under
And just when you thought as though
All your tears were wept and done
Sorrow`s child grieves not what has passed
But all the past still yet to come
Sorrow`s child sits by the water
Sorrow`s child your arms enfold her
Sorrow`s child you`re loathe to befriend her
Sorrow`s child but in sorrow surrender
And just when is seems as though
All your tears were at an end
Sorrow`s child lifts up her hand
And she brings it down again