When the waves roll on over the waters 
And the ocean cries 
We look to our sons and daughters 
To explain our lives 
As if a child could tell us why 

That as sure as the sunrise 
As sure as the sea 
As sure as the wind in the trees 
We rise again in the faces 
of our children 
We rise again in the voices of our song 
We rise again in the waves out on the ocean 
And then we rise again 

When the light goes dark with the forces of creation 
Across a stormy sky 
We look to reincarnation to explain our lives 
As if a child could tell us why 

That as sure as the sunrise 
As sure as the sea 
As sure as the wind in the trees 
We rise again in the faces 
of our children 
We rise again in the voices of our song 
We rise again in the waves out on the ocean 
And then we rise again 

We rise again in the faces 
of our children 
We rise again in the voices of our song 
We rise again in the waves out on the ocean 
And then we rise again