HOLD BACK THE RIVER	Rev. A
Text & Musik: Iain Archer & James Bay

Damer:

(vers 1)
Tried to keep you close to me, 
but life got in between 
Tried to square not being there 
but think that I should've been 

(kör - unisont)
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes 
Hold back the river, so I can stop for a minute 
and see where you hide 
Hold back the river, hold back 

(vers 2)
Once upon a different life  
we rode our bikes into the sky 
But now we're caught against the tide 
those distant days are flashing by 

(kör - stämmor)
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes 
Hold back the river, so I 
can stop for a minute and see where you hide 
Hold back the river, hold back 
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes 
Hold back the river, so I 
can stop for a minute and see where you hide 
Hold back the river, hold back 

(stick)
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander 
Let us hold each other 
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander 
Let us hold each other 

Oh, oho, oho, oho, oho, oho, oho, oho, oho 

(kör)
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes 
Hold back the river, so I 
can stop for a minute and see where you hide 
Hold back the river, hold back 
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes 
Hold back the river, so I 
can stop for a minute and see where you hide 
Hold back the river, hold 

(stick)
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander 
Let us hold each other 
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander 
Let us hold each other 

Oh, oho, oho, oho, oho, oho, oho, oho, oho 

Herrar:

(vers 1)
Tried to keep you close to me, 
but life got in between 
Tried to square not being there 
but think that I should've been 

(kör - unisont)
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes 
Hold back the river, so I can stop for a minute 
and see where you hide 
Hold back the river, hold back 

(vers 2)
Once upon a different life  
we rode our bikes into the sky 
But now we're caught against the tide 
those distant days are flashing by 

(kör - stämmor)
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes 
Hold back the river, so I 
can stop for a minute and see where you hide 
Hold back the river, hold back 
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes 
Hold back the river, so I 
can stop for a minute and see where you hide 
Hold back the river, hold back 

(stick)
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander 
Let us hold each other 
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander 
Let us hold each other 

Oh, oho, oho, oho, oho, oho, oho, oho, oho 

(kör)
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes 
Hold back the river, so I 
can stop for a minute and see where you hide 
Hold back the river, hold back 
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes 
Hold back the river, so I 
can stop for a minute and see where you hide 
Hold back the river, hold 

(stick)
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander 
Let us hold each other 
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander 
Let us hold each other 

Oh, oho, oho, oho, oho, oho, oho, oho, oho