Story Behind The Song
I went through a long-winded break up with a girl that I loved deeply; it was a year of battling and trying to force love to work. When I finally realized it was a lost cause, I wrote this song as a peace offering. Like a river with it's own direction and flow, such is love.
Song Description
A metaphoric song about lost love and moving forward.
| Song Length |
2:42 |
Genre |
Folk - General, Pop - Easy Listening |
| Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Heartbreaking, Poignant |
| Subject |
Breaking Up, Lost Love |
Similar Artists |
Josh Ritter, Iron and Wine |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
If you had a heart, I might say you were The One
And it's been worth the battle spread across the year.
Since that's not the case, I am going over numbers
And calculating how to end The War-
I won't try to push that river anymore.
I remember it was sunset, out by the Hidden Cove
And I could see that there was leaving in your eye.
So, when I said: When I say I love you, I mean it to the bone.
We both knew your heart was miles from that shore
So, I won't try to push that river anymore.
I know that I could walk away,
Try to make you chase me,
Play the game of playing hard to get,
But I know just how my heart feels
So I will not lie to appease you.
Your Majesty, am I really such a bore?
I won't try to push that river anymore.
You wrote: If he doesn't come back,
He was never really yours
But now my knuckle is blood
From pounding at your door.
So, I'll leave it at I love you and I'll mean it to the bone
And I'll begin to mend
That red piece of me that was torn
And I won't try to push that river anymore.