[Verse 1]
When I reach to hold you I'll still be alone
When I hear the ringing of the telephone
I'll think it is you
It will not be true

[Chorus]
I know why the river runs
To a place somewhere far away
I know why the sky is cryin'
When there aren't any words to say

[Verse 2]
I could play the message that you left for me
I can hear your voice and I could still believe
That you will soon be home
But you will never come

[Chorus]
I know why the river runs
To a place somewhere far away
I know why the sky is cryin'
When there aren't any words to say

[Verse 3]
There's a silence that I don't want to hear
There's a hole now where my heart used to be
They say that healing comes in time
But I don't know what that means
[Bridge]
I lie here for so long
But you will never come

[Chorus]
I know why the river runs
To a place somewhere far away
I know why the sky is cryin'
When there aren't any words to say