^AEvery river searches for the sea Every life runs it's own dest^Einy ^DCanyons white and wild, ^F#mstreches ^Ecalm and m^F#mild ^ECutting through the stones of his^Atory ^ARio Grande runs south to Mexico From the highway I have touched its ^Eshores ^DReynosa to Sante Fe and ^F#mback the ^Eother ^F#mway ^EI've had my life planned by the Rio ^AGrande ^DAn unbroken chain ^F#msnow and tears and rain ^ECutting thru my soul and to my ^Aveins ^DThen the waters rise paint the ^F#mRocky Mountain skies ^EOne more circle around the world again One more year rolls down the Rio ^AGrande SOLO.... ^AOur forefathers crossed the muddy line ^APilgrims passing leaving tracks in ^Etime ^DOne more takes a stand by the ^F#mwater, ^Eby the ^F#mland ^EShifting like the sand by the Rio ^AGrande ^DAn unbroken chain, ^F#msnow and tears and rain ^ECutting thru my soul and to my ^Aveins ^DThen the waters rise paint the ^F#mRocky Mountain skies ^EOne more circle around the world again One more year rolls down the Rio ^AGrande ^EOne more circle around the world again One more year rolls down the Rio ^AGrande