Blood Red River Lyrics - Central Reservation - Beth Orton

Took a friend I found across some blood red river 

Never did find my way home in time to forgive her 

Why must people always want what they can't have? 

Why must people always grab what they'd never grasp? 

How did we get so far? 

How do we move so fast away 

From the lilac-lilied lake 

I'm sure we used to stay? 

Is it only a dream away? 

Took a raft I found across some blood red river 

Never did find my way home in time for my dinner 

Why must people always want what they never have? 

Why is it a crime to miss a part of you that's bled? 

How did we get so far? 

How do we move so fast away 

From the lilac-lilied lake? 

I'm sure we used to stay 

Is it only a dream away? 

Only a dream away, away 

Lost a friend I found down some blood red river 

Never did find my way home in time to forget her 

Why must people always want what they can't have? 

Why must people always take but forget to ask? 

How do we get so far? 

How do we move so fast away 

From the lilac-lilied lake 

Where I'm told we used to play 

Is it only a dream away? 

Only a dream, only a dream away, away