River Of Hope Lyrics - Big Country

High above the forest in an unseen place 

Where the clouds will gather on another race 

In the dungeon depths of an unknown cave 

There's a stream that springs with a world to save 

And it gathers up strength as it rolls along 

And it gathers up hope for everyone 

But it runs to plains where the farmlands weep 

Through the brand new gardens where rich men sleep 

I'm gonna find it, I'm gonna prove it 

And show the whole damned world how to use it 

When I find it, when I prove it 

I know that some damned fool is gonna lose it 

For it's the river of hope, from the pool of tears 

It's the river of hope, it's the river we lost for years 

Past the chemical plant where the junk flows in 

By the nuclear project where the children swim 

Under bridges in a city where the bodies float 

And the summer smell keeps the flies remote 

I'm gonna find it, I'm gonna prove it 

And show the whole damned world how to use it 

When I find it, when I prove it 

I know that some damned fool is gonna lose it 

For it's the river of hope, from the pool of tears 

It's the river of hope, it's the river we lost for years 

Through the swamp of a ghetto where the mission was lost 

Where the dope is king and the silver boss 

Past the trash and wreckage from the garbage trucks 

Past the oil slick where the jail boat docks 

To a home in some sea at the nations end 

Where the submarine is freedom's friend 

If we need that river like we did before 

There can be no need for it lives no more 

I'm gonna find it, I'm gonna prove it 

And show the whole damned world how to use it 

When I find it, when I prove it 

I know that some damned fool is gonna lose it 

For it's the river of hope, from the pool of tears 

It's the river of hope, it's the river we lost for years 

For it's the river of hope, from the pool of tears 

It's the river of hope, it's the river we lost for years