River starts with a drop of rain
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Somewhere in this world
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Light years shape this arc of sky
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And sand a precious pearl
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And you will light a stranger's life
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By letting yours unfurl
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And on and on it goes
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Sparks upon the wind
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Like a July 4th, a crown of stars
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And a good time grin
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On and on it flies, on a new bird's wing
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In a beating heart, the moon that rose
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And the gift of spring
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You can say that you'll never matter
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Lose or win
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The world won't care and it's hard to bear
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Such a lonely wind
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But you can change a stranger's life
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By letting yours begin
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And on and on it goes
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Chance is everywhere
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Like the train you took
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The rain that fell on the summer air
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On and on it flies, like the time we've lost
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It's either running out
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Or covering all our dreams in trust
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Every night the TV shows
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One more bad day's news
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A world away from what I know
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And what I do
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But I could save a stranger's life
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If I had a clue
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And on and on it goes
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Attention must be paid
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Before it seems we're one soul short
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And a second late
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On and on it flies across the stratosphere
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At the speed of love, if you stop
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And feel it you will hear
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On and on it goes
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Sparks upon the wind
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Like a July 4th, a crown of stars
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And a good time grin
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And on and on it flies, on a new bird's wing
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In a beating heart, the moon that rose
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And the gift of spring
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On And On It Goes
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Mary Chapin Carpenter |