[Verse 1]
A stick, a stone
It's the end of the road
It's the rest of a stump
It's a little alone
It's a sliver of glass
It is life, it's the sun
It is night, it is death
It's a trap, it's a gun
The oak when it blooms
A fox in the brush
The knot in the wood
The song of a thrush
The wood of the wind
A cliff, a fall
A scratch, a lump
It is nothing at all
It's the wind blowing free
It's the end of a slope
It's a beam, it's a void
It's a hunch, it's a hope

[Refrain]
And the river bank talks
Of the waters of March
It's the end of all strain
It's the joy in your heart
[Verse 2]
The foot, the ground
The flesh and the bone
The beat of the road
A slingshot stone
A fish, a flash
A silvery glow
A fight, a bet
The range of a bow
The bed of the well
The end of the line
The dismay in the face
It's a loss, it's a find
A spear, a spike
A point, a nail
A drip, a drop
The end of the tale
A truckload of bricks
In the soft morning light
The shot of the gun
In the dead of the night
A mile, a must
A thrust, a bump
It's a girl, it's a rhyme
It's a cold, it's the mumps
The plan of the house
The body in bed
And the car that got stuck
It's the mud, it's the mud
A float, a drift
A flight, a wing
A hawk, a quail
The promise of spring
[Refrain]
And the river bank talks
Of the waters of March
It's the end of all strain
It's the joy in your heart

[Non-Lyrical Vocals]

[Verse 3]
A snake, a stick
It is John, it is Joe
It's a thorn in your hand
Or a cut on your toe
A point, a grain
A bee, a bite
A blink, a buzzard
A sudden stroke of night
A pin, a needle
A sting, a pain
A snail, a riddle
A wasp, a stain
A pass in the mountains
A horse and a mule
In the distance the shelves
Grow three shadows of blue
[Refrain]
And the river bank talks
Of the waters of March
It's the promise of life
In your heart, in your heart

[Verse 4]
A stick, a stone
The end of the load
The rest of the stump
A lonesome road
A sliver of glass
A life, the sun
A night, a death
The end of the run

[Refrain]
And the riverbank talks
Of the waters of March
It's the end of all strain
It's the joy in your heart

[Flugelhorn Solo]