by Amanda Marshall

a Canadian singer-songwriter who wrote this song with Eric Bazilian for her second album, “Tuesday’s Child”, released in 1999.

Somewhere there’s a river, looking for a stream
Somewhere there’s a dreamer, looking for a dream
Somewhere there’s a drifter, trying to find his way
Somewhere someone’s waiting to hear somebody say

I believe in you,  I can’t even count the ways that
I believe in you, and all I want to do is help you to believe in you

Somewhere someone’s reaching, trying to grab that ring
Somewhere there’s a silent voice learning how to sing
Some of us can’t move ahead, we’re paralyzed with fear
And everybody’s listening, cause we all need to hear

I believe in you, and I can’t even count the ways that
I believe in you, and all I want to do is help you to believe in you

I will hold you up, I will help you stand
I will comfort you when you need a friend
I will be the voice that’s calling I …

I believe in you and there are just so many ways that
I believe in you, baby what else can I do but believe in you
I believe in you,  all I want to know is you believe yeah believe in you

Vocabulary:

stream – small moving water that feeds a river
dream – something you want in life
drifter – someone who travels and has no home
way – path through life
ring – prize, windfall, something you want
silent – quiet, not saying anything
ahead – forward, into the future
paralyzed – unable to move
cause – because
yeah – a form of ‘yes’ [something you say when you really believe something]

© 2015 Ambien Malecot for vocabulary lesson only