Andrew Lippa, Bobby Steggert, Norbert Leo Butz - This River Between Us (12 Chairs) lyrics
[Andrew Lippa, Bobby Steggert, Norbert Leo Butz - This River Between Us 12 Chairs lyrics]
This river between us grows wider each day
He talks but he mostly has little to say
I beg him to separate the truth from the tale
But the river invites him
This river between us grows harder to bare
Standing beside me, but not really there
His flights turn to fancy as
Soon as he'll start his fancy excites him
So Edward takes heart
He promised he’d restrain himself
He promised he'd be good
He promised he'd contain himself
As if he ever could
My father speaks and shooting stars
Fill the skies above you
So why don’t I believe my father
When he says I love you
This river between us
There's a river between us
There's an ocean between us
This river between us is selfish and cold
It flows where it wants to
It can't be controlled
My son doesn't want me to be what I am
He don't give a damn
He only sees what he invents
He only sees the black and white
Only believe in the pre-tense
And always wants to start a fight
He doesn't change
He doesn't stay
And so the river winds it’s way
This river between us may never be crossed
And while we stay silent
We’re violently tossed
I'll leave him to ponder
I’ll leave him alone
'Cause he's made of stone
He's made of stone
He’s made of stone
He's made of stone
This river between us can rage like the sea
Holding on for dear life as my father
Child and me
He'll come to his senses
Swimming and yet
He'll drop his defenses
He's holding a net
And thought I can't change him
Someday he'll regret
This river between us
This river between us
This river between us
This river between us
This river
Between us
He talks but he mostly has little to say
I beg him to separate the truth from the tale
But the river invites him
This river between us grows harder to bare
Standing beside me, but not really there
His flights turn to fancy as
Soon as he'll start his fancy excites him
So Edward takes heart
He promised he’d restrain himself
He promised he'd be good
He promised he'd contain himself
As if he ever could
My father speaks and shooting stars
Fill the skies above you
So why don’t I believe my father
When he says I love you
This river between us
There's a river between us
There's an ocean between us
This river between us is selfish and cold
It flows where it wants to
It can't be controlled
My son doesn't want me to be what I am
He don't give a damn
He only sees what he invents
He only sees the black and white
Only believe in the pre-tense
And always wants to start a fight
He doesn't change
He doesn't stay
And so the river winds it’s way
This river between us may never be crossed
And while we stay silent
We’re violently tossed
I'll leave him to ponder
I’ll leave him alone
'Cause he's made of stone
He's made of stone
He’s made of stone
He's made of stone
This river between us can rage like the sea
Holding on for dear life as my father
Child and me
He'll come to his senses
Swimming and yet
He'll drop his defenses
He's holding a net
And thought I can't change him
Someday he'll regret
This river between us
This river between us
This river between us
This river between us
This river
Between us