The Verve Pipe - the river lyrics

in the old days i would walk alone

any other day is not disturbing

while the others roamed

and i listened to her song

but would walk on the other side

we'd be lonely, blue and lonely

then she fell in love with another one

i was older now, and followed a path

she had learned to be cool, to be caring

and thought i should say

it's too much just to be

but not enough for the life of me

to be lonely, blue and lonely

that's when the river ran dry

that's when the river was all but a spill

that's when the river ran dry

every soul on the shore

without sail, without will

she said her savior was soon to come

from a long way, to bring back the girl he once knew

to be true and all loving

in the very best ways

and i listened to her song

but would walk on the other side

we'd be lonely, blue and lonely

that's when the river ran dry

that's when the river was all but a spill

that's when the river ran dry

every soul on the shore

without sail, without will

if time were a second

if life were a moment that once stood still

i'd leave it untattered, untouched, until

but it's too much just to be

but not enough for the life of me

to be lonely, blue and lonely

she fell in love with a lover boy

in the old days i would walk alone

any other day is not disturbing

and i listened to her song

but would walk on the other side

we'd be lonely, blue and lonely

that's when the river ran dry

that's when the river was all but a spill

that's when the river ran dry

every soul on the shore

without sail, without will

and i knew it before, and i do know it still