[Intro] [fingerpicked acoustic guitar, soft kick drum] [Verse 1] [male vocals] Down where the willows lean low by the water Soft as a secret, I wait for the breeze Day turns to evening with slow-painted color River sings quiet, old songs through the leaves [Chorus] [bass and full drums enter, vocal harmonies] Braided rivers, braided rivers, carrying hearts, carrying hearts Braided rivers, braided rivers, carry us far, carry us far Follow the current, follow the line, follow the yearning caught in rhyme Braided rivers, braided rivers, carrying hearts [Verse 2] There's a hush by the banks where the tall reeds sway My hands in the grass, the dusk won't let go Your shadow just slipping beyond light of day On moccasins tracing the sand down below In the hush, in the hush, I listen, I stay [Chorus] [vocal harmonies] Your laughter like thunder far out on the plain Braided rivers, braided rivers, carrying hearts, carrying hearts Braided rivers, braided rivers, carry us far, carry us far Follow the current, follow the line, follow the yearning caught in rhyme Braided rivers, braided rivers, carrying hearts [Bridge] [electric guitar solo, melodic and clean] Braids on your shoulder, the wild grass on mine Words that we borrowed from cedar and pine Stories that linger like smoke on the wind Braided together again and again [Outro] [vocal ad-libs: Hey-ya, hey-ya-la-lo] Carry me slow, braided rivers slow Braided rivers, braided rivers, carrying hearts, carrying hearts Braided rivers, braided rivers, carry us far, carry us far Follow the current, follow the line, follow the yearning caught in rhyme Braided rivers, braided rivers, carrying hearts [acoustic guitar fades] Under a sycamore, hush of the night Fingers are twined and the world feels right No word between us for what we've become Braided together and hearts beating drum [electric guitar melody] Braided rivers, braided rivers, carrying hearts, carrying hearts Braided rivers, braided rivers, carry us far, carry us far Follow the current, follow the line, follow the yearning caught in rhyme Braided rivers, braided rivers, carrying hearts [acoustic guitar] River sings softly, I lean and I wait Braided together, caught up in fate Braided rivers, braided rivers, carrying hearts
