I was so thirsty out on the desert road I longed for someone strong To share my heavy load Then a stranger bound for nowhere Say i'll quench your thirsty soul If you'll untap the love inside And let the river flow. The summer heat beat down Upon the open land The fields were hard and dry The river never ran Then a spirit from the heaven Called down the perfect plan To walk with him in faith each day And love will rain on every man Let the river flow To the sea There's a great big river in my heart And it's bursting at the seams Let the river flow To the sea There's a mighty ocean full of love For you and me I walked the mountain top Where water freely flows I've learned that on the path Sometimes we just don't know That deep within the valley There calls an inner peace And when we give in to the voice We'll set the river free