Billie Marten - Ribbon lyrics

Ribbon of the river by my side, I walk the shores and watch it unwind The railway tracks will leave a glimpse of the light, From the train, trailing sparks of gold behind And as soon as you're seen it it's gone As soon as you've seen it it's gone Secrets of the city Make an aching in my heart And the mysteries that tease me so I long to belong but I always have to go People stare and wonder why I stray, They don't understand that wandering's my way I'll never stop, though time is slipping away The elusive light, shining strange on my face As soon as you've seen it it's gone As soon as you've seen it it's gone Secrets of the city Make an aching in my heart And the mysteries that tease me so I long to belong but I always have to go Home ties me up With discontent Since the day I first went, Yearning to be back again How will I return and when Secrets of the city Make an aching in my heart And the mysteries that tease me so I long to belong but I always have to go