The River I live by the river And I hide my house away Then just like the river I can change my ways Oh, if you come to love me You would stay forever Inside my heart Inside my dreams And time will fade In time we'll love In the street we walk as beggars In the alley faithless kings Ah, but it's the truth of life That chains us in between Those lost moments we steal To keep our love alive And our prize so tired after all the pain And time will fade In time we'll love I live by the river And I hide my house away Then just like the river I can change my ways Oh, if you come to love me You would stay forever Inside my heart Inside my dreams And time will fade In time we'll love Tim Buckley Tim Buckley Music ASCAP Released 1969 Straight/Warner Records - “Blue Afternoon” Running time 5:49