Let the River In by These United States Lyrics
I believe it began innocently enough: a handful of highs, a couple of months
Wandering winter to the south and the sun, as the ice came for Texas again
I got lost for a love that was jagged and just
I could never unspin, never unfrost. So I turned
With the hills to the Amarillo dust, followed by a song you’d sing…
You try to let the river in, you try to let it all roll on
Try to let the river in – you try to let it all roll on
You think a little bit like a thief. You feel
A moment beyond what you see
So I buried my fear in the ditch with my pride, learned how to move
As the sudden crow flies. I could never be yours; I am not even mine
I’m a feather on a finer wing
And in the room to my right, Joey huddled up cold with a melody I made
But knew couldn’t hold. He stole the bell
From the center of my soul, struck it how it’s meant to ring
You try to let the river in – you try to let it all roll on
Thinking a little more like a thief, we felt around
For a crack or a key. Joey and me, we only had a dozen decent ends
But Joey and me, we had these thousand good beginnings
So here we go again
And I will try to let the river in – I’ll try to let it all roll on
You try to let the river in – try to let it all roll on. We’ll try
To let the river in, try to let it all roll on
Wandering winter to the south and the sun, as the ice came for Texas again
I got lost for a love that was jagged and just
I could never unspin, never unfrost. So I turned
With the hills to the Amarillo dust, followed by a song you’d sing…
You try to let the river in, you try to let it all roll on
Try to let the river in – you try to let it all roll on
You think a little bit like a thief. You feel
A moment beyond what you see
So I buried my fear in the ditch with my pride, learned how to move
As the sudden crow flies. I could never be yours; I am not even mine
I’m a feather on a finer wing
And in the room to my right, Joey huddled up cold with a melody I made
But knew couldn’t hold. He stole the bell
From the center of my soul, struck it how it’s meant to ring
You try to let the river in – you try to let it all roll on
Thinking a little more like a thief, we felt around
For a crack or a key. Joey and me, we only had a dozen decent ends
But Joey and me, we had these thousand good beginnings
So here we go again
And I will try to let the river in – I’ll try to let it all roll on
You try to let the river in – try to let it all roll on. We’ll try
To let the river in, try to let it all roll on