Lyrics
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Hear that river roll
River don’t ask where you been
It just keeps movin’ again and again
Cypress knees and muddy ground
Whole world floatin’ without a sound
I seen houses sink slow
I seen strong men let go
But I learned young how to stand
On shifting water and sinking land
When the tide rise up at night
You best build tall and hold on tight
I’m a high water woman
I don’t drown I rise
Build my house on stilts and sky
Keep that fire in my eyes
High water woman
Let that current run
I ain’t fightin’ the river
I’m buildin’ above it one by one
Swamp air thick and sweet
Barefoot on that wooden street
Hammer swingin’ nail set true
Sky wide open bayou blue
Neighbors talk they always will
Say that girl got too much will
But the wind don’t scare my name
I dance with it just the same
When the storm roll through the trees
I bend I don’t break with ease
I’m a high water woman
I don’t sink I sway
River rise but I’m okay
Got my rhythm anyway
High water woman
Let that thunder come
I don’t curse the dark
I light my own lantern one by one
Water teach you how to wait
How to love and not to hate
How to lose and still remain
Standin’ steady in the rain
Ain’t no land that’s truly still
Every heart must learn that skill
I’m a high water woman
Built of mud and grace
Got that river in my blood
And the horizon in my face
High water woman
Hear that evening drum
I ain’t leavin’ this ground
I’m just risin’ with it one by one
River roll
I’m still here
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