Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes Hold back the river so I can stop for a minute and see where you hide Hold back the river, hold back Once upon a different light We rode our bikes into the sky Now we call against the tide Those distant days are flashing by Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes Hold back the river so I can stop for a minute and hear me by your side Hold back the river, hold back Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes Hold back