Song Description

A folk-pop song with female lead vocals and male group vocals coming in the later choruses. Upbeat, joyful and acoustic-guitar driven.

Lyrics

Rivers Run Dry
Music & Lyrics by Ed Cox

Verse 1:
One day I'll see what's on the other side
And if the grass is looking green
Right now it feels like both your hands are tied
And every step is like a leap

Pre-chorus 1:
If I had the time to make you see
And show the places we could be
But when your sails are down
And your boat is run aground

Verse 2:
My watch is ticking all my time away
I need to find a place to dwell
I'll keep on living for a brighter day
And sometime I'll have a tale to tell

Pre-chorus 2:
I dance around until I'm seen
And there's no question where you've been
But when your sails are down
And your boat is run aground

Chorus 1:
When all the rivers run dry
And when the past is behind
I'll take my place so there's
Nowhere left to hide

Verse 3:
There are things that I'll not forget
I spent a lifetime looking down
I know there's progress to be made and yet
All that I lost, I now have found

Pre-chorus 3:
I'll wait for all my hours for you
I'll stay awake to see the view
But when your sails are down
And your boat is run aground

Chorus 2:
When all the rivers run dry
And when the past is behind
I'll take my place so there's
Nowhere left to hide

Chorus 3:
When all the rivers run dry
And when the past is behind

Middle 8:
I've been getting round
I've been getting round
I've been moving along
But when your sails are down
And your boat is run aground
Oh when your sails are down

Chorus 4:
If all the rivers run dry
And when the past is behind
I'll take my place so there's
Nowhere left to hide

Chorus 5:
When all the rivers run dry
And when the past is behind
I'll take my place so there's
Nowhere left to hide

Chorus 6:
When all the rivers run dry
And when the past is behind
I'll take my place so there's
Nowhere left to hide