The City And The River-The Rescues

[00:12.98]Two centuries since [00:17.21]I first saw you weave like a dancer around my heart [00:25.66]You grew wild when it rained [00:29.18]I dug deep into the slates so we'd never be apart [00:38.40]You, you always stay by me [00:45.82]You, you wander but never leave [00:52.31]And I'm the one who watches over you [00:57.98]That's what I was built to do [01:12.35]Laid the track [01:15.70]Poured the streets [01:16.98]Towers of glass and concrete [01:20.45]In silence, you watched what [01:24.27]I became You lifted me up [01:29.84]Said I'd stand at the top and all the world would know my name [01:38.64]You, you always stay by me [01:46.02]You, you wander but never leave [01:52.52]And I'm the one who watches over you [01:59.00]That's what I was built to do [02:07.07]Oh Love don't you weep [02:19.35]You know we cannot keep [02:22.31]This moment here together [02:29.50]If you could only see [02:31.62]The beauty that [02:33.95]I see We'd go on forever [02:43.13]And as I turn to rust [02:46.04]Start to crack [02:47.68]Betray us [02:49.81]You, you haven't aged a day [02:55.00]When it's time for me to go [02:58.45]Promise me that you'll flow until the ocean [03:04.31]Washes you away [03:08.47]You, you always stay by me [03:15.15]You, you wander but never leave [03:21.72]And I'm the one who watches over you [03:27.80]I'm the one who watches over you [03:34.37]I'm the one who watches over you [03:40.61]That's what I was built to do