The Jam - Tales From The Riverbank lyrics

Bring you a tale from the pastel fields Where we ran when we were young This is a tale from the water meadows Trying to spread some hope into your heart It's mixed with happiness - it's mixed with tears Both life a d**h are carried in this stream That open space you could run for miles Now you don't get so many to the pound True it's a dream mixed with nostalgia But it's a dream that i'll always hang on to That i'll always run to Won't you join me by the riverbank Paradise found down by the still waters Joined in the race to the rainbow's end No fears no worries just a golden country Woke at sunrise, went home at sunset Now life is so critical, life is too cynical We lose our innocence, we lose our very soul True it's a dream mixed with nostalgia But it's a dream that i'll always hang on to That i'll always run to True it's a dream mixed with nostalgia But it's a dream that i'll always hang on to That i always run to Won't you join me by the riverbank Come on and join me by the riverbank