The City And The River - The Rescues

Two centuries

Since I first saw you weave

Like a dancer 'round my heart

You grew wild when it rained

I dug deep into the slate

So we’d never be apart

You, you always stay by me

You, you wander but never leave

And I’m the one who watches over you

That’s what I was built to do

Laid the track, poured the streets

Towers of glass and concrete

In silence, you watched what I became

You lifted me up

Said I’d stand at the top

And all the world would know my name

You, you always stay by me

You, you wander but never leave

And I’m the one who watches over you

That’s what I was built to do

Oh

Love don’t you weep

You know we cannot keep

This moment here together

If you could only see

The beauty that I see

We’d go on forever

And as I turn to rust

Start to crack, betray us

You, you haven’t aged a day

When it’s time for me to go

Promise me that you’ll flow

Until the ocean washes you away

You, you always stay by me

You, you wander but never leave

And I’m the one who watches over you

I’m the one who watches over you

I’m the one who watches over you

That’s what I was built to do