River and Dale

Through the wild, 'tween river and dale
 Watched by the sun, humbled by hills
 Sleep is mercy, though I've a ways til I'm beggin'
 Color me grateful for the horizon of day
 The breath out of one and
 The courage it takes to find closure
 In the wake of disaster
 Oh to find saviors, in the way of the water
 Steady, steady, steady
 Steady as a storm
 But lo' an ever-present home
 Through the shadows, beyond the gunwale
 The safety aboard a vessel propelled by my own will
 Drifting away from the danger
 Under the willow's t'ween the sheen of a dew
 Some laugh at the wind, and they-
 Oh some cry to their makers
 Listening out for an answer
 Dragging the river, always an urge for a wager
 Steady, steady, steady
 Steady as a storm
 But lo' an ever-present home
 Steady, steady, steady
 To feel the skin and oooh
 The journey's worth its weight in gold
 So, got me to the open sea
 With fair winds followin'
 In pursuit of wonder, to leave
 Steady, steady, steady
 Steady as a storm
 But lo' an everpresent home
 Steady, steady, steady
 Feel the skin and oooh
 The journey's worth its weight in gold