美國歌壇創作才女［卡莉賽門］──成人流行抒情曲──［Like A River／宛如河流］

Dear mother the struggle is over now

And your house is up for sale

We divided your railway watches

Between the four of us

I fought over the pearls

With the other girls

But it was all a metaphor

For what was wrong with us

As the room is emptying out

Your face so young comes into view

And on the back porch is a well-worn step

And a pool of light you can walk into

Ill wait no more for you like a daughter,

That part of our life together is over

But I will wait for you, forever

Like a river

Can you clear up the mystery of the Sphinx?

Do you know any more about God?

Are you dancing with Benjamin Franklin

On the face of the moon?

Have you reconciled with Dad?

Does the rain still make you sad?

Last night I swear I could feel you

Moving through my room

And I thought you touched my feet

I so wanted it to be true

In my theater there is a stage

And a footlight you can step into

Ill wait no more for you like a daughter,

That part of our life together is over

But I will wait for you, forever

Like a river

In the river I know I will find the key

And your voice will rise like the spray

In the moment of knowing

The tide will wash away my doubt

Cause youre already home

Making it nice for when I come home

Like the way I find my bed turned down

Coming in from a late night out.

Please keep reminding me

Of what in my soul I know is true

Come in my boat, theres a seat beside me

And two or three stars we can gaze into

Ill wait no more for you like a daughter,

That part of our life together is over

But I will wait for you forever

Like a river

Ill never leave, always just a dream away

A star thats always watching

Never turn away

Well never leave, always just a thought away

A candle always burning

Never turn away

The moon will hide, the tree will bend

Im right beside you

Ill never turn away

１９９４年１１月　４９歲的美國歌壇才女巨星卡莉．賽門（Carly Simon）推出由第１８張錄音室大碟〔Letters Never Sent／未曾寄出的信〕（Arista出版）

由Frank Filipetti＆卡莉共同製作　

歌曲主要由賽門創作（１４首歌曲只有３首與他人合寫）

內容主要是她擅長的主題：告白, 樂評良好

首支主打［Like A River／宛如河流］

此曲由卡莉獨立譜寫,  被製作成一首成人流行抒情曲, 旋律悅耳

在悠揚的樂聲中, 賽門的詮釋深情迷人

［Like A River］並沒打入Billboard單曲榜

大碟也登上Billboard專輯榜＃１２９　創下卡莉事業新低（錄音室專輯）

不過就在這年（１９９４）, 賽門被選入美國詞曲創作名人堂（Songwriters Hall of Fame）, 肯定其音樂創作才華

MV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leQhz8oIYRQ

MV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B63PfP33GAw

Audio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qdPIhZzkZY

Audio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkHDe405gVE

Audio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09pPwa73Gm8