I didn't want to say it in this way

I didn't want to see the day I'd say these words to you

I didn't want to have to explain

Sometimes heroes have to lose

It's killing me to see you cry

Would it make it any better if I told you I did it all for you?

It was just another roll of the dice

Just another star in the sky

Tried to touch it but I couldn't fly

Everybody knows the promise of the river

Everybody goes with the fire in their eyes

Everybody knows you can lead a horse to water

But there's nothing anybody can do

When the rivers run dry

Gonna have to go away

I always told you that a man has got to face his own mistakes

Sometimes you get a lucky break

Sometimes your winning streak will stay

Sometimes you gotta pay

Everybody knows the promise of the river

Everybody goes with the fire in their eyes

Everybody knows you can lead a horse to water

But there's nothing anybody can do

When the rivers run dry

Oh, I remember when the rivers ran high

Oh, we could make it to the other side

Make it to the other side

Everybody knows the promise of the river

Everybody goes with the fire in their eyes

Everybody knows you can lead a horse to water

But there's nothing anybody can do

Oh, there's nothing anybody can do

There's nothing anybody can do

When the rivers run dry