Don't Rush the River - Janis Ian

I looked at the sky

And asked — why is this valley

So deep and so wide

When I know love’s waiting

Just over that mountain

Why can’t I fly?

And the wind replied

Don’t rush the river

Let it run deep and slow

Don’t rush the river

It goes where it needs to go

In love’s sweet time

You’ll wake up and find

You’ve finally made it home

Don’t rush the river

Just let it flow

I walked in the silence

And wondered why love

Takes so long to find

Then I saw the beauty

That sprang up around me

It bathed my eyes

And my heart sighed

Don’t rush the river

Let it run deep and slow

Don’t rush the river

It goes where it needs to go

In love’s sweet time

You’ll wake up and find

You’ve finally made it home

Don’t rush the river

Just let it flow