Everybody tells me its ‘bout time that I moved on
That I need to learn to lighten up and learn how to be young
But my heart is a valley it’s so shallow and manmade
I’m scared to death if I let you in that you’ll see I’m just a fake
Sometimes I feel lonely in the arms of your touch
But I know that’s just me cause nothing ever is enough
When I was a child I grew up by the River Lea
There was something in the water now that something’s in me
I can’t go back but the reeds are growing out of my fingertips
I can’t go back to the river
But it’s in my roots
In my veins
In my blood
And I stain
Every heart that I use to heal the pain
But it’s in my roots
In my veins
In my blood
And I stain
Every heart that I use to heal the pain
So I blame it on the River Lea River Lea River Lea
I should probably tell you now before its way too late
That I never meant to hurt you or to lie straight to your face
Consider this my apology I know its years in advance
But I would rather say it now incase I never get the chance
Oh I can’t go back but the reeds are growing out of my fingertips
I can’t go back to the river
But it’s in my roots
In my veins
In my blood
And I stain
Every heart that I use to heal the pain
But it’s in my roots
In my veins
In my blood
And I stain
Every heart that I use to heal the pain
So I blame it on the River Lea River Lea River Lea