[Verse 1] You came in quiet Through a side door in my life Left your jacket on my chair Like you planned to stay the night [Chorus] Like a river You run through me Cutting canyons I can't see Slow and certain Wearing down my pride Like a river You keep moving Past the places I was losing Pulling all my scattered pieces to one side Like a river You change the shoreline [Verse 2] We talk in half-light Dishes drying by the sink You laugh and suddenly I feel More steady than I think [Chorus] Like a river You run through me Cutting canyons I can't see Slow and certain Wearing down my pride Like a river You keep moving Past the places I was losing Pulling all my scattered pieces to one side Like a river You change the shoreline [Bridge] Some days I still resist Build my little dams of doubt (oh) But you just rise and rise Till all the hard parts soften out [Chorus] Like a river You run through me Cutting canyons I can't see Slow and certain Wearing down my pride Like a river You keep moving Past the places I was losing Pulling all my scattered pieces to one side Like a river You change the shoreline
