[Verse 1] At the bend where the water breaks white I saw your face in the falling light A blue scarf caught on the cedar rail One summer day I swore would never fail [Pre-Chorus] The river keeps what I couldn't say Then hands it back in a different way [Chorus] Seeing the reflections in the waterfall Of you and every memory comes pouring back Your crooked smile, the red canoe The note you left beneath my shoe I thought the years had carried it all away But the water knows exactly where I stay [Verse 2] The old footbridge still gives a little Under my coat and the weight of the drizzle I count the boards like we used to count The paper boats racing toward the bend [Pre-Chorus] Your name is quiet, but it isn't gone It moves through the stones and keeps me walking on [Chorus] Seeing the reflections in the waterfall Of you and every memory comes pouring back Your crooked smile, the red canoe The note you left beneath my shoe I thought the years had carried it all away But the water knows exactly where I stay [Bridge] If I could step inside that silver thread I'd ask the younger us what we were afraid of then I'd tell you some goodbyes don't close a door They wait in places we've forgotten to return for [Final Chorus] Seeing the reflections in the waterfall Of you and every memory comes pouring back The cedar rail, the worn-out blue The life I almost shared with you I won't pretend the years were all in vain I let the river take the ache, not your name [Outro] At the bend where the water breaks white I carry your face into the fading light
