River Crossing Lyrics

Know I'd never want

To hold it against you

For being one of those desperate, beautiful people

But the water's at my knees

Cross rivers and drown with me

In all honesty Chelsea

It's just that I miss you

But not quite brave enough to admit to

That each stroke was like a scalpel

The closer you got to the truth

And if I'd dazzled and compelled

With my control of the language

We'd be in Hollywood or stepping on stages

Keeping each other alone

Otherwise staying alive

Chelsea, Chelsea

Sing with me

Rearrange the alphabet until we can't find the end with certainty

Chelsea, Chelsea

There's things I'd like to believe

Like some heaven for you and for me

Forever for you and for me

Children to our mothers

No one gets ripped off like the out-of-towners

If I died choking on my vomit in a gas station bathroom

I don't think I could ever forgive God

Crossed my legs when the shadow of the cross

Crossed our path and crawled into the docks

Threatened in its breadth something ancient and distressed

Behemoth and leviathan

Scott it's all to say

You are not the man anyone needs today

To plumb the darkness and depths of the mess we've created

And if I had my way it would be Margaret McRae

Delighting in fantasy and dancing on your tables

It's gonna be a long time

Why is it always such a long time?

It's gonna be a long time

Why is it always such a long time?

It's gonna be a long time

Why is it always such a long time?