Black Atlantic I Shall Cross This River
My love, she's chosen me
For my candor of speech
She takes me to the river
Like childe at play
She sees not this bitter man
But the promise of a lover
Once the darkness washes off
She moves into my arms
So too my faolks support me
Through my restless whims
For they see not this failure
But the promise of a firstborn
When my darkness leaves
When my fall is complete
I shall cross this river
For them
