to the water

i walked into the bedroom, on a rainy afternoon, and i heard her say to me, not a moment too soon, she said child don't you worry, i will always be with you, from the way she'd looked at me, i believed it to be true, when she said, when she said, i'm ready to close my eyes, steady and hold tight, i'm gonna be crossing over, to heaven and the great divide, and i, i'm ready to close my eyes, heavy and so wide, i can feel it pull me under, steady as the rising tide, take me to the water, by the road that leads you down, and lay me down, it was early in the evening, she gave all that she could give, and i felt her leaving me, but i learned how to live, when she said, when she said, i'm ready to close my eyes, steady and hold tight, i'm gonna be crossing over, to heaven and the great divide, and i, i'm ready to close my eyes, they're heavy and so wide, i can feel it pull me under, steady as the rising tide, take me to the water, by the road that leads you down, and lay me down, lay me down, i'm ready to close my eyes, steady and hold tight, i'm gonna be crossing over, to heaven and the great divide, and i, i'm ready to close my eyes, they're heavy and so wide, i can feel it pull me under, steady as the rising tide, take me to the water, by the road that leads you down, take me to the water, scatter me around, take me to the water, by the road that leads you down, take me to the water, scatter me around, take me to the water, by the road that leads you down, and lay me down, lay me down