Lily Lu Gilbert - Riverland Lyrics

I'll drive through the concrete wild and meet you at the bridge
See Indiana through the bars of rain
And laugh at all the lovers, running, taking cover
Remember when we were that way
You'll ask if I heard the news, a fire in Butchertown
Your brother was working, thank God he's okay
But still, it burned all night, factory ruins in daylight
Remember when we were that way
They said I was too young to know those days were over
But that's the goddamn thing, my prophecy still stands
And all this time I spent on getting older
I could have been with you, running reckless hand in hand
Back in Riverland
So are you wiser now, selling cars on Shelbyville Road
Making dad proud, building your little world
Would you want to watch it fall, run away and leave it all
You say you would if you could, for what it's worth
They thought you were too young to know just what you wanted
But how long does it take to know where your soul stands
And all this time you spent on chasing nothing
You could have been with me, sweet slow dancing, drunk and damned
Back in Riverland
I bet I'll haunt the highway till we both go back to dust
I'll be a cross on the side of I-65, plywood and wasted love
And you'll search through the shadows on the dead end streets
For a soul to stop the wound from getting worse
I would if I could, for what it's worth
All this time I spent on getting older
I could have been with you, I could have been with you
Back in Riverland