Hudson Lyrics - My Better Self - Dar Williams

If we're lucky we feel our lives know when the next scene arrives 

So often we start in the middle and work our way out 

We go to some gray sky diner for eggs and toast 

New York Times or the New York Post 

Then we take a ride through the valley of the shadow of death 

But even for us New Yorkers 

There's a time in every day 

The river takes our breath away 

And the Hudson, it holds the life 

We thought we did it on our own 

The river roads collect the tolls for the passage of our souls 

Through silence, over woods, through flowers and snow 

And past the George Washington Bridge 

Down from the trails of Breakneck Ridge 

The river's ancient path is sacred and slow 

And as it swings through Harlem 

It's every shade of blue 

Into the city of the new brand new 

And the Hudson yeah, it holds the life 

We thought we did it on our own 

I thought I had no sense of place or past 

Time was too slow, but then too fast 

The river takes us home at last 

Where and when does the memory take hold 

Mountain range in the Autumn cold 

And I thought West Point was Camelot in the spring 

If you're lucky you'll find something that reflects you 

Helps you feel your life protects you 

Cradles you and connects you to everything 

This whole life I remember 

As they begged them to itself 

Never turn me into someone else 

And the Hudson yeah, it holds the life 

We thought we did it on our own 

And the Hudson yeah, holds the life 

We thought we did it on our own