The River Lyrics - Polly Jean Harvey

And they came to the river 

And they came from the road 

And he wanted the sun 

Just to call his own 

And they walked on the dirt 

And they walked from the road 

'til they came to the river 

'til they came up close 

Throw your pain in the river 

Throw your pain in the river 

Leave your pain in the river 

To be washed away slow 

And we walked without words 

And we walked with our lives 

Two silent birds circled by 

Like a pain in the river 

And the pain in the river 

And the white sun scattered 

Washed away this slow 

And we followed the river 

And we followed the road 

And we walked through this land 

And we called it a home 

But he wanted the sun 

And I wanted the whole 

And the white light scatters 

And the sun sets low 

Like a pain in the river 

Like a pain in the river 

Like a white light scatters 

To be washed away slow 

Like a pain in the river 

Like a pain in the river 

Like the way life scattered 

To be washed away slow