Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song The River , by - The Beautiful South. Release date: 31.12.1999
Song language: English
The River |
| Love takes time, we all agree |
| And time’s not the easiest to cheat |
| The water changes one degree |
| When will the shiver of this river turn to sea? |
| The river does no good, no harm |
| Tempts us like pirates to its calm |
| Lover’s shanty, devil’s psalm |
| Goddamn this river and its shiver and its charm |
| If you’ve got love’s A to Z |
| Don’t go dredging river bed |
| Use your fins and use your head |
| This river’s hooked the floating dead |
| Our lives go bounding down the strewn |
| When will we realise minnow dreams |
| The frustration eating you and me |
| Our only wish, to be the fish that meets the sea |
| We cannot tell a he or she |
| But us fish can tell a we |
| We know the seed, we know the tree |
| When will my conker conquer thee? |
| The cheaper woman and myself |
| We’ve both got ladders in our tights |
| When you’ve been left on the top shelf |
| You’ve got those ladders in your sights |
| You’ve got those ladders in your sights |
| You’ve got those ladders in your sights |
| You’ve got those ladders in your sights |
| You’ve got those ladders in your sights |