We walked along the rocks
for nearly an hour
I caught the way you looked
at me in the sunlight
You took something
before you went in the shower
To help suppress the things
that make you feel uptight
If I'd known he couldn't swim
We would never have gone in
I left my love in the river
The only one who sees
I lost his hand in the current
It was the life I wanted
and I hoped for
And now I am left sifting
through the reeds
The sun so hot I saw his skin
through his t-shirt
The grass so tall
we knew we wouldn't be found
We climbed into the stream
sure no one would be heard
And in no time at all
there wasn't a sound
If I'd known he couldn't swim
We would never have gone in
I left my love in the river
The only one who sees
I lost his hand in the current
It was the life I wanted
and I hoped for
And now I am left sifting
through the reeds
No color to his skin
Inform the next of kin
No color to his skin
I left my love in the river
The only one I see
I left his hand in the current
And now I am left looking
through the trees