to gain your trust
I have to travel
twice the distance
making twice the journey
just to see you smile
one more time
not even if you took the louis out of louisiana
there would still be a river bed for me to crawl up on
to see you smile
one more time
the black doves are calling
the black doves are calling
the black doves are calling
calling out your name
and your little black heart
the time has come
and you cannot be late
the river fooled me once
but it won`t fool me again
this time I`m ahead of the waves, currents and gators
on shore, undetected and unharmed
armed with nothing but love and a beating heart
beating for you
the sun has left the sky
the sand from the riverbed sticks to my skin
cold, naked and confused
will I get outta this alive
and first and foremost
where the hell are you
the black doves are calling
the black doves are calling
the black doves are calling
calling out your name
and your little black heart
the time has come
and you cannot be late
the black doves are calling
the black doves are calling
the black doves are calling
calling out your name
and your little black heart
the time has come
and you cannot be late
as darkness consumes me
and everything around me
I can smell genocide
all the way from here to eternity
an eternity you and I won`t be a part of
together
as the river takes me down the stream
the black doves are calling
the black doves are calling
the black doves are calling
calling out your name
and your little black heart
the time has come
and you cannot be late
the black doves are calling
the black doves are calling
the black doves are calling
calling out your name
and your little black heart
the time has come
and you cannot be late
you were too late
