Story Behind The Song
The song was written from personal experiences of many incidents where people committed to a course of action but did not make good on the commitment
Song Description
The song paints a metaphorical picture of how isolated it can feel to be a person who strives to keep their word and be loyal, when so many others seem to give a commitment, then fail to honour it. There is an implicit acceptance that this is the way of things and that there's no point in becoming overly stressed by such events as they lie outside the control of the person in the song
| Song Length |
4:07 |
Genre |
Country - Rock, Folk - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Annoyed, Troubled |
Subject |
Frustration, Sadness |
| Similar Artists |
Wilson Phillips, Fairground Saints |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Two rivers flow to the sea, they flow too fast for you and me
Two highways, make your choice, two songs to sing but only one voice
And I'm not crying, 'cos it's not lying
I'm not crying, 'cos it's not lying
Four people, best of friends, four people faithful 'til the end
Two people there to see, two people always somewhere else to be
And I'm not crying, 'cos it's not lying
I'm not crying, 'cos it's not lying
A world on its knees, no place for you and me in a universe of total strangers
To pay the boatman's price, the truth is sacrificed by a world that doesn't see the dangers
Two endings not quite written yet, one line too easy to forget
Two chances, give the coin a spin, two runners race but only one can win
And I'm not crying, 'cos it's not lying
I'm not crying, 'cos it's not lying
And I'm not crying, 'cos it's not lying
I'm not crying, 'cos it's not lying