There is no sense in it
There's no defence for it
A big hole in the street
Where tears and flowers meet

Another spear has turned
And now the blame has burned
A scar into this land
Is there a bridge that we can span
This river of tears?

This river of tears

And so the children learn the history of the fight
Who to love and hate, each believing they are right
And so the innocent so often pay the price
Living life in fear, is there a way that we can clear
This river of tears?

This river of tears

I come to You God with my questions, burning in me like a pain
How can I come to You and rest, when all the world's in such a mess?
And in the absence of an answer I can feel this burden lifting
Taking with it all my fears, you wash me in the river of my tears

This river of tears
This river of tears