Beautiful South The River Lyrics

The River Lyrics

Love takes time we all agree

 And time's not the easist 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 charm

 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 stream

 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

 

 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

 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