I live by the river and I hide my house away Then just like the river, I can change my ways Oh, if you come to love me, you'll stay forever Inside my heart, inside my dreams And time will fade, in time we'll love In the street we walk as beggars, in the alley, faithless kings Ah, but it's the truth of life that chains us in between Those lost moments we steal to keep our love alive And our prize, so tired after all the pain And time will fade, in time we'll love I live by the river and I hide my house away Then just like the river, I can change my ways Oh, if you come to love me, you'll stay forever Inside my heart, inside my dreams And time will fade, in time we'll love