The City and the River Lyrics

two centuries
since I first saw you weave
like a dancer, �round my heart
you grew wild when it rained
I dug deep into the slate
so we�d never be apart
you, you always stay by me
you, you wander but never leave
I�m the one who watches over you
that�s what I was built to do

laid the track poured the streets
towers of glass and concrete
in silence you watched what I became
lifted me up
said I�d stand at the top
and all the world would know my name
you, you always stay by me
you, you wander but never leave
I�m the one who watches over you
that�s what i was built to do

love don�t you weep
you know we cannot keep
this moment here together
if you could only you see
the beauty that i see
we'd go on forever
and as I turn to rust
start to crack, betray us
you, you haven�t aged a day
when its time for me to go
promise me that you�ll flow
until the ocean washes you away

you, you always stay by me
you, you wander but never leave
I�m the one who watches over you
that�s what I was built to do