River running in ancient flow I cannot stop that stream, I know I cannot stop that rush to sea And I cannot stop you leaving me.
Sky of azure soft as silk Teemed with clouds as white as milk Drowns me in it's wide expanse As you drown me in loveless glance.
Time rolls by on silent feet And takes away what it sends to meet I cannot make the clock's hands cease Or turn this love war into peace.
Out of my hands, these things and more Like hurricanes that smash the shore Like skies that darken and flood the ground In a silent movie that has no sound.
My life's become a metaphor A castle built without a door I cannot change the sky or sea And I cannot stop you leaving me.
