One day I heard a voice
It comes out clear and strong
It called me louder than my dad
It took me to paradise
I imagined it came from
The brother that I never had

It's there in my feelings
The tears and the smiles
As the paddle boat steams away with Mary
It's there in my feelings
Tears in my eyes
As it carries Mary down the Mississippi

I was told as I grow older
Feelings change just like the wind
Change of heart and change in will
My folk will tell me sometimes
As time goes on, the voice is dead
The brother's voice sings louder still

It's there in my feelings
The tears and the smiles
As the paddle boat steams away with Mary
It's there in my feelings
Tears in my eyes
As it carries Mary down the Mississippi

It's there in my feelings
The tears and the smiles
As the paddle boat steams away with Mary
It's there in my feelings
Tears in my eyes
As it carries Mary down the Mississippi

He comes to see me every night
As long as I believe, yeah
As long as I can see the light

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Et un jour une voix plus forte
Que la voix de mon père
M'a emporté plus haut que la terre
Et ces mots que je comprenais
On m'a dit que c'était de l'anglais
Alors j'ai inventé un grand frère

C'est dans mes rires
C'est dans mes larmes
C'est un bateau à roue
Qui emporte Mary
C'est dans mes rires
C'est dans mes larmes
Il emporte Mary
Sur le Mississipi

On m'a dit quand tu seras grand
Tu changeras avec les vents
Il y aura d'autres choix dans ton coeur
Et on m'a dit que souvent
Les voix se taisent avec le temps
Mais j'entends toujours chanter le grand frère

Il viendra me voir tous les soirs
Tant que je voudrai y croire
Long As I
Can See The Light