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 manmade, I'm scared to death if I let you in, that 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.
[Chorus:] But it's in my roots, it's in my veins, It's in my blood, and I stain every heart that I use to heal the pain. But it's in my roots, it's in my veins, It's in my blood, and I stain every heart that I use to heal the pain. So I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea, Yeah, I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea.
[Verse 2:] I should probably tell you now before it's way too late That I never meant to hurt you or lie straight to your face, Consider this my apology, I know it's years in advance, But I'd 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.
[Chorus:] But it's in my roots, it's in my veins, It's in my blood, and I stain every heart that I use to heal the pain. But it's in my roots, it's in my veins, It's in my blood, and I stain every heart that I use to heal the pain. So I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea, Yeah, I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea. So I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea, Yeah, I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea.
[Outro:] River Lea, River Lea, River Lea, River Lea, River Lea, River Lea, River Lea, River Lea…