THE RIVER

SEE THE CHILD RIDIN' HIS BIKE
DOWN THE LANE, THE APPLE TREE IN SIGHT
IN ALL HIS LIFE THE BOY HAD NEVER STOLEN A THING
BUT THERE, THAT DAY, HE WAS WILLING TO SIN

LIKE ALL THE KIDS BEFORE HIM
HE THOUGHT HE'D GET AWAY
BUT NO, THE OLD MAN CAUGHT HIM
AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE

THROWIN' STONES INTO THE RIVER
WATCHIN' THE WAVES PASSIN' BY
FALLIN' ASLEEP DOWN BY THE RIVER
SEEIN' YOUR DREAMS COME ALIVE

SEE THE CHILD SITTIN' BY THE FIRE
BANNED FROM THE PROM, NOT THAT HE DID MIND
PARTYING ALL NIGHT, TILL THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT
PARTYING ALL NIGHT LONG, HIS GIRL BY HIS SIDE

LIKE ALL THE KIDS BEFORE HIM
HE THOUGHT HIS LOVE WOULD LAST
WHATEVER TRAPS TO STOP HIM
HE KNEW HE WOULD GET PAST

THROWIN' STONES INTO THE RIVER
WATCHIN' THE WAVES PASSIN' BY
FALLIN' ASLEEP DOWN BY THE RIVER
SEEIN' YOUR DREAMS COME ALIVE

SEE THE CHILD LYIN' ON THE FLOOR
HOLDIN' TIGHT THE ONE THAT HE ADORES
TRYIN' TO MAKE LOVE IN THE FREEZING COLD OUTSIDE
OOH, WHAT A NIGHT, AND WHAT A SILLY SIGHT

LIKE ALL THE KIDS BEFORE HIM
HE WAS STRONG, HE WAS FULL OF LIFE
THE WORLD STILL LAY BEFORE HIM
THERE WAS NOTHIN' HE WOULDN'T TRY

THROWIN' STONES INTO THE RIVER
WATCHIN' THE WAVES PASSIN' BY
FALLIN' ASLEEP DOWN BY THE RIVER
SEEIN' YOUR DREAMS COME ALIVE