[VERSE 1]

When I was young, maybe 7 or 8 years old
Looking for you dad, it's getting so late and cold
And you still hadn’t come home
Mom was yelling at you that you couldn't stay
You took a hit from the bottle and drove away
But I know were you'd go

[Chorus]

You built a tower ’round your heart
Four walls of cardboard in the dark
I know slept there once
Down where the river runs
You told be son you'll learn one day
Sometimes you try to run away
I thought you'd given up
Down where the river runs
Ooh
Down where the river runs
Ooh

[VERSE 2]

All alone you were gone for 3/4 days
By the bridge 'cause the water made you feel safe
Like your problems would wash away
They all said I was a victim of broken home
You built this castle but it crumbling so I made my own
But it felt down anyway

[CHORUS}

You built a tower 'round your heart
Four walls of cardboard in the dark
I know slept there once
Down where the river runs
You told be son you'll learn one day
Sometimes you try to run away
I thought you'd given up
Down where the river runs
Where the river runs, where the river runs
Where the river runs, where the river runs
Where the river runs, where the river runs
Down where the river runs
[VERSE 3]

You were a god just holding me in your arms
Dry my eyes in the strongest to thunderstorms
'Til the sky turn back to blue
Now I’m older I’ve been wanted to turn back time
Say all the words that I needed to by your side
Now you're gone I miss you

[Chorus]

You built a tower ’round your heart
Four walls of cardboard in the dark
I know slept there once
Down where the river runs
You told be son you'll learn one day
Sometimes you try to run away
I thought you'd given up
Down where the river runs
Ooh
Down where the river runs
Ooh