Into the Dark Unknown

Like a vision she stepped out*
 And all the fear that fed his doubt
 Just surrendered to the hour
 The bridesmaids and the flowers
 The promises they made before the gathered here todays
 Well I crept through the reception
 Like a child freshly scorned
 I caught up with all my old friends
 Tending to their newborns
 I thought I could have cried
 But all my ghosts laid down and died
 I'm ready to go my way
 River life take your knife and cut these tethered weights
 Cut them free
 Let me be the way that I must be
 Let things flow where they must go
 Into the dark unknown
 Mother will I disappoint you
 If I can't make it back upstream
 I am fighting, I am fighting
 But I don't make the team
 Son I've stood here by your father
 Over 30 some odd years
 If there's one thing I should tell you
 You have to face your own fear
 Whether married or alone, you are always on your own
 I'm ready to go my way
 River life take your knife and cut these tethered weights
 Cut them free
 Let me be the way that I must be
 Let things flow where they must go
 Into the dark unknown
 Hey look, now
 There we go