Tried to keep you close to me,
But life got in between
Tried to square not being there
But think that I should have been

Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes… Joul’ bak de river, let mi luuk in yior ays
Hold back the river, so I… Jol’ bak de river, sou ay
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide… Can stap for a minat an’ sii wue’ yiu jai’
Hold back the river, hold back… Jol’ bak de river, jol’ baak
Once upon a different life
We rode our bikes into the sky
But now we call against the tide
Those distant days are flashing by

Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side… Can estap for a minat an’ bi bay yior sai’
Hold back the river, hold back

Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back

Hold oho, oho, oho, oho… Joul’ ou ou ou ou ou ou
Oho, oho, oho, oho

Lonely water, lonely water, won’t you let us wander… Lounly wuarer, lonly wuarer, wuon’ yiu leras wuander
Let us hold each other… Leras joul’ itch otder
Lonely water, lonely water, won’t you let us wander
Let us hold each other

Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold back

Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold

Lonely water, lonely water, won’t you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Lonely water, lonely water, won’t you let us wander
Let us hold each other

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