As the river forms the canyon walls with its weight Same way the glacier scrapes shaving a new mountain face As the changing seas swell over their northern jetties Pacific clouds increase and a cold wind is pulled from the east Moving on While the branches leave their shadows shade ancestors beneath Same way the sun burns up, someday it's all dug up Cause here even your plateau is so much higher than the valley lying below And if forward you row your boat your wave ashore will show Moving on.