(Verse 1)
Your hands were warm in the autumn light
Leaves fell slow, like time held tight
I traced your name in the windowpane
But the glass just blurred it back to rain
(Verse 2)
We spoke in whispers, in borrowed dreams
Underneath the willow tree
But the wind pulled words right from our lips
Tangled ‘em up, let ‘em slip
(Chorus)
Rivers don’t bend just for love
Stars don’t fall ‘cause we wish them above
And no matter how soft, no matter how true
The world keeps pulling me away from you
(Verse 3)
Morning came like a quiet thief
Stole the night and left us grief
I saw the ocean in your eyes
But the tide was leaving with the sky
(Chorus)
Rivers don’t bend just for love
Stars don’t fall ‘cause we wish them above
And no matter how soft, no matter how true
The world keeps pulling me away from you
(Outro)
So I’ll carve your name in the sycamore
Where time will take it slow
And if fate won’t let us meet again
At least the roots will know