Tried to keep You close to me But life Got in between Tried to square Not being there But think that i should have been Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes Hold back the river so I Can stop for a minute and be at your side Hold back the river, hold back Once upon a dear friend life We rode our bikes into the sky Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes Hold back the river so I Can stop for a minute and be at your side Hold back the river, hold oho Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander Let us hold each other