Fade out, oh this is hard enough to say
Oh when the waves are crashing down
And those eyes turn away

Fade out, but I can't learn to love you night by night
When I know that you're far, when I know that you're far

And I find you high in the east of the city
and I will stay another day

Coz I wanna live, I wanna live it I know
I want the pressure to hold
I wanna give up life of a sinner, life of a sinner
Now and I wanna quit it
I wanna quit it and grow, I need the city to know
I wanna live it down by the river, down by the river

And now this black rose that leads me
searching through the snow
As the towers breaking down, in crowds I'm still alone
Time works hard on me
As I search through the starless sky
and I drive through the pines, misreading the signs
Are you coming home

Coz I wanna live, I wanna live it I know
I want the pressure to hold
I wanna give up life of a sinner, life of a sinner
Now and I wanna quit it, I wanna quit it and grow
I need the city to know
I wanna live it down by the river, down by the river

Coz I wanna live, I wanna live it I know
I want the pressure to hold
I wanna give up life of a sinner, life of a sinner
Now and I wanna quite it, I wanna quit it and grow
I need the city to know
I wanna live it down by the river, down by the river

River, River, River, River