[Intro — distant guitar, low male vocal] There's a road beneath the rain Thereare some things I can't explain [Verse 1] We walked where the hedgerows lean Through the last of the summer green Your hair was wet, your hands were cold You said, “Don't let the story close” The church stood empty on the hill Its windows dark, its bell was still And in the grass beside the stone I heard the sound of coming home [Chorus] On this side of heaven We're only passing through On this side of heaven I keep looking for you [Verse 2] The river carried leaves away Like little ghosts of yesterday We watched them disappear below And neither one of us would go A blackbird called beyond the trees The wind moved through them like a memory You said the world was nearly gone I said, “Then we should carry on” [Pre-Chorus] Because heaven has a different sound When there's no one else around And every word we never said Keeps turning over in my head [Chorus] Where the rain falls slowly And the fields turn blue On this side of heaven I'm still waiting for you [Bridge — instrumental build] Don't turn away Don't close your eyes There's something moving Underneath the night [Final Chorus] On this side of heaven There's still something to lose On this side of heaven There's still something to choose And when the rain falls And the evening comes through On this side of heaven I'll keep walking with you [Outro — whispered / fading] This side... This side of heaven... The road disappears But I know you're near... This side of heaven... I'm still here.
