Up By The River Lyrics

I have seen it all before

It's been tacked to my door

Kept me locked inside with a limited view

With my suitcase in my hand

And Big Pink by The Band

I was all prepared to discover the truth

With each turn of every page

Should be a coming of age

But all I find inside are visions of you

And myself pinned to the floor

Still begging for more

I can boast and brag, I'm a bonafide fool

I keep swimming up these streams

But if it's water that I'm choosing

I much prefer the sea

I'll take the sea

Up by the river

Down by the coast

Seeing you leave is the thing that hurts the most

Don't leave me up by the river

When you're down

Down by the coast

Looking back through the door

I can still hear the roar

Of a river flowing so strong and true

And the rattle of my bones

When you left on your own

And said I'm no longer in love with you

And now I'm searching for the waves

Though I know the destination will never be the same

Will never be the same

Up by the river

Down by the coast

Seeing you leave is the thing that hurts the most

Don't leave me up by the river

When you're down

Down by the coast

Up by the river

When you're down

Down by the coast

You went out with the tide

Leaving me behind

To sit here and wonder why the hell you changed your mind

And out of everything I've lost

It's you I miss the most

Don't leave me

Up by the river when you're down by the coast