Capo 4
Everybody tells me it's 'bout time that I moved on
And I need to learn to lighten up and learn how to be young
But my heart is a valley, it's so shallow and man-made
I'm scared to death if I let you in, you'll see I'm just a fake
Sometimes I feel lonely in the arms of your touch
But I know that's just me 'cause nothing ever is enough
When I was a child I grew up by the River Lea
There was something in the water, now that something's in me
Oh, I can't go back
But the reeds are growing out of my fingertips
I can't go back
To the river
But it's in my roots, in my veins
In my blood and I'll stain
every heart that I use to heal the pain
But it's in my roots, in my veins
In my blood and I'll slay
every heart that I use to heal the pain
So I blame it on River lea
The River Lea, The River Lea
Yeah, I blame it on River lea
The River Lea, The River Lea
I should probably tell you now
before is way too late
that I never meant to hurt you
or to lie straight to your face
Consider this my apology
I know it's years in advance
But I rather say it now in case
I never get the chance
No, I can't go back
But the reeds are growing out of my fingertips
I can't go back
To the river
But it's in my roots, in my veins
In my blood and I'll stain
every heart that I use to heal the pain
But it's in my roots, in my veins
In my blood and I'll slay
every heart that I use to heal the pain
So I blame it on River lea
The River Lea, The River Lea
Yeah, I blame it on River lea
The River Lea, The River Lea
So I blame it on River lea
The River Lea, The River Lea
Yeah, I blame it on River lea
The River Lea, The River Lea
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