XL Recordings - River Lea lyrics

[Verse 1] Everybody tells me it's 'bout time that I moved on That I need to learn to lighten up and learn how to be young But my heart is a valley, it's so shallow and manmade I'm scared to d**h if I let you in that you'll see I'm just a fake Sometimes I feel lonely in the arms of your touch But I know that's just me cause nothing ever is enough When I was a child I grew up by the River Lea There was something in the water, now that something's in me [Pre-Chorus] Oh I can't go back, but the reeds are growing out of my fingertips I can't go back to the river [Chorus] But it's in my roots, it's in my veins It's in my blood and I stain every heart that I use to heal the pain But it's in my roots, it's in my veins It's in my blood and I stain every heart that I use to heal the pain So I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea Yeah I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea [Verse 2] I should probably tell you now before it's way too late That I never meant to hurt you or lie straight to your face Consider this my apology, I know it's years in advance But I would rather say it now incase I never get the chance [Pre-Chorus] No I can't go back, but the reeds are growing out of my fingertips I can't go back to the river [Chorus] But it's in my roots, it's in my veins It's in my blood and I stain every heart that I use to heal the pain But it's in my roots, it's in my veins It's in my blood and I stain every heart that I use to heal the pain So I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea Yeah I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea So I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea Yeah I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea [Outro] River Lea, River Lea River Lea The River Lea-Lea-Lea-Lea The River Lea-Lea-Lea-Lea The River Lea-Lea-Lea-Lea