Rivers

So there is longing in the shoulders now
There was a wildness in that time
Can we now say
Oh sweet were the hours, but hours to find
There was no way to live in simple dreams
There was straightness to our line
Gravel in hand
But darling we're moving the mountains around
This is the fire of leaving pains
When the love is gone but the need remains
Into the shiver and cold of day
When the house is gone but the street remains
Well, I guess it's true
I guess these rivers never knew
And so finally, the nighttime comes
There is no light to cast the blame
No need to hide
No fear of who I'd meet in some grocery lane
This is the fire of leaving pains
When the love is gone but the need remains
Into the shiver and cold of day
When the house is gone but the street remains
Well, I guess it's true
I guess these rivers never knew
And I'll sing of seasons 'til you turn me off
I see their way of letting go
They'll be the same
And whatever changes, these changes I know
This is the fire of leaving pains
When we're not that strong and the need remains
Into the shiverin' lights of day
When the house is gone but the field remains
Well, I guess it's true
I guess these rivers never knew