[Verse 1]
Joslyn's sitting on the kitchen floor
Staring at her phone by the heavy door
He didn't have the decency to say goodbye
Just called her names in a narcissistic text and left her high and dry
The rain is drumming hard against the windowpane
Washing out the ashes of a burning flame
[Chorus]
Oh, Joslyn, let the river run
The night is heavy, but here comes the sun
He broke your heart, but he don't own your soul
So pick up the pieces, and make yourself whole
Yeah, you gotta carry on, carry on
[Verse 2]
Nine years wasted on a promise made of glass
Now she sees the ghosts of what was destined to pass
She pours a shot of tequila, strong and cold
Trading in the sorrow for her own hand to hold
No more waiting by a phone that never rings
She's shedding off the pain and learning how to sing
[Acoustic fingerpicking giving way to a raw, overdriven electric slide guitar blues solo]
[Chorus]
Oh, Joslyn, let the river run
The night is heavy, but here comes the sun
He broke your heart, but he don't own your soul
So pick up the pieces, and make yourself whole
Yeah, you gotta carry on, carry on
[Bridge]
They said she’d crumble, they said she’d break
Like a palm tree bending in the hurricane
But underneath the sorrow, iron starts to grow
And she's walking out the door into the morning glow
[Duelling acoustic rhythm and soaring, distorted rock guitar leads]
[Chorus]
Oh, Joslyn, let the river run
The night is heavy, but here comes the sun
He broke your heart, but he don't own your soul
So pick up the pieces, and make yourself whole
Yeah, you gotta carry on, carry on
[Outro]
Carry on, Joslyn
Leave the shadows behind
Walk into the light
Yeah, just walk into the light
[Fade out with a gritty blues slide guitar riff]