BONNIE CLAIRE       © 2005 Ross/Math Lab

below the dam the river runs low
you can wade from shore to shore
my home lies far from any freeway
but no one lives there anymore

i was the last to finally move on
no one was there to say goodbye
i walked out, left the door wide open
i left a fire deep inside

    she still calls me to this place
    even now i see her face
    she's still waiting there for me
    below the dam, beneath the trees

one day we made each other promise
if our lives led us different ways
we'd meet again here by the river
and by the water we would stay

had my whole life to think it over
i know it's time to face her wrath
she waits below the dam for me now
still i tread lightly on this path

    she still calls me to this place
    even now i see her face
    she's still waiting there for me
    below the dam, beneath the trees
    i have earned this every day
    now i'm coming back to stay
    she's still waiting there for me
    below the dam, beneath the trees

below the dam i left her body
i left three dozen in my wake
but i can't leave this life behind me
until i put this in its place
got to put me in my place

below the dam i hear her laughing
i let the river take my feet
dead fingers grasp and pull me under
her face the last thing i see

    she still calls me to this place
    even now i see her face
    she's still waiting there for me
    below the dam, beneath the trees
    i have earned this every day
    now i'm coming back to stay
    she's still waiting there for me
    below the dam, beneath the trees