The way this song speaks to me🥺🥺when I sing it I feel like I relate
One, two, three, four
There's something in the way, she moves me to distraction
I traveled all this way to try and make amends
'Cause heavy in the air are the words that she left hanging
I tried to walk away but I only stand and stare
The rain that comes
All of the love that was left behind
Is gone
When the Riverman runs
Find me the girl who electrifies the storm
In a little while she'll be gone
(Maybe)
I waited in the rain
My feet turned wet from just standing
I shouted out my name
Behind a rainbow's end
But somewhere in the crowd
She heard me jingle janging
Like a memory that fades
She slipped away again
The rain that comes
All of the love that was left behind
Is gone
When the Riverman runs
Find me the girl who electrifies the storm
The rain that comes
All of the love that was left behind
Is gone
When the Riverman runs
Find me the girl who electrifies the storm
And in a little while she'll be gone
The Riverman run
The Riverman run
The Riverman run
The Riverman run
There's something in the way, she moves me to distraction
I traveled all this way to try and make amends
'Cause heavy in the air are the words that she left hanging
I tried to walk away but I only stand and stare
The rain that comes
All of the love that was left behind
Is gone
When the Riverman runs
Find me the girl who electrifies the storm
In a little while she'll be gone
(Maybe)
I waited in the rain
My feet turned wet from just standing
I shouted out my name
Behind a rainbow's end
But somewhere in the crowd
She heard me jingle janging
Like a memory that fades
She slipped away again
The rain that comes
All of the love that was left behind
Is gone
When the Riverman runs
Find me the girl who electrifies the storm
The rain that comes
All of the love that was left behind
Is gone
When the Riverman runs
Find me the girl who electrifies the storm
And in a little while she'll be gone
The Riverman run
The Riverman run
The Riverman run
The Riverman run
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If not for the mountains Tell me, who will stand tall? It's the money you're counting In the hope you've got it all
Nature is dancing And it makes me sweat The echoes are clearing But we ain't done yet But we ain't done yet
And we can ride all, we can ride all night It's a part of the game now And we can ride all, we can ride all You make me shine like a black star dancing We're one and the same now
Oh, fly Oh, fly Oh, fly Oh, fly
If not for tomorrow You will live for tonight The future will borrow It'll be alright
Nature is dancing And it makes me sweat The echoes are clearing But we ain't done yet But we ain't done yet
And we can ride all, we can ride all night It's a part of the game now And we can ride all, we can ride all night We're one and the same now You make me shine like a black star dancing Can't remember your name now You make me shine like a black star dancing You got it of you want it You know you got it of you want it
Oh, fly Oh, fly Oh, fly Oh, fly
Nature is dancing But we ain't done yet Nature is dancing But we ain't done yet Nature is dancing But we ain't done yet Nature is dancing But we ain't done yet