Riverbound Again

Lyrics

[Verse 1] We were children in the creekbed Trading marbles in the mud You had twigs for crooked antlers I had freckles, I had luck We would race the pear tree shadows Bare feet shaking up the dust Never knowing what was growing In the quiet space between us [Pre-Chorus] Then your hand brushed mine one summer And the whole sky leaned in slow Something woke up in our chests That we did not yet know [Chorus] Oh, we were always meant to meet (Always meant to meet) Your name fit like a key in me (Like a key in me) Oh, we were always meant to stay (Always meant to stay) Even when the roads gave way Our hearts knew the way [Verse 2] You went south to learn a living I went west to chase the rain Letters folded in a shoe box Kept our fire in the same Years went by like fence posts passing Winter laid its pale hand down But your face stayed in my muscle Like a song I’d almost found [Pre-Chorus] Then one evening by the station There you were in a blue coat And the world, it held its breath there Like it knew what I would know [Chorus] Oh, we were always meant to meet (Always meant to meet) Your name fit like a key in me (Like a key in me) Oh, we were always meant to stay (Always meant to stay) Even when the roads gave way Our hearts knew the way [Bridge] All that losing, all that waiting Was the turning of the lane Every mile was pulling softly To the place we came again And when you smiled, the years fell open Like a field after the snow I had loved you since the summer That I never let you know [Chorus] Oh, we were always meant to meet (Always meant to meet) Your name fit like a key in me (Like a key in me) Oh, we were always meant to stay (Always meant to stay) Even when the roads gave way Our hearts knew the way [Outro] Children in the creekbed Two souls in the tide Lost and found, then found forever You and I, you and I