Lyric discussion by merinaa 

Cover art for Rivers and Roads lyrics by Head and the Heart, The

This song almost makes me cry. Its so relevant to my life right now. I'm a senior in high school right now, graduating this summer, and the first verse is so poignant to that fact. I'm going to miss my friends so much.

The rest of the song, to me only of course, reminds me of my boyfriend who moved to college a state away (even the state part fits with the song!). I miss his face like hell, and there are entire rivers and roads that separate us. But I'll still "reach" him :')

I believe the rivers and roads relate more to time than distance or geographic accidents.

I've been very far away and when I came back a little closer to the people I loved I felt this song would be different (hurt less). But now we are still in different cities, very close in fact, but our lives are so far apart that I see there are still many rivers and roads till I reach her.