We were just sons and daughters, growing up by the water
Blissfully sure that we would have forever
Played hide-and-seek all summer
now we can't find each other
I'm still looking for what we had together

Lately, my momma says I'm crazy
My lover says she hates me
But this place always saves me

I find peace and love in the riverside
When my mind's gone cold and it's runnin' dry
I can't lose who I used to be
no matter where I go
It's still alivе, I'm still alive by the riversidе

(Oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh, woah-oh)
By the riverside
(Oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh, woah-oh)
By the riverside

I miss the way it holds me
out there, it's never lonely
No other place can take the weight of my shoulders like this
I'll be the first to admit, my shoulder's begging to quit
But the water, it reminds me why I live

I find peace and love in the riverside
When my mind's gone cold and it's runnin' dry
I can't lose who I used to be
no matter where I go
It's still alive, I'm still alive by the riverside

(Oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh, woah-oh)
By the riverside
(Oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh, woah-oh)
By the riverside

Take me home, heal my soul
Make me someone that I, someone that I know
Take me home, heal my soul
Make me someone that I, someone that I know

I find peace and love in the riverside
When my mind's gone cold and it's runnin' dry
I can't lose who I used to be
no matter where I go
It's still alive, I'm still alive by the riverside