I want to reach out over the loch

And feel your hand across the water

Walk with you along an unapproved road

Not looking over my shoulder

I want to see

I want to hear

To understand your fears

But we're north and south of the river

I've been doing it wrong

All of my life

This holy town has turned me over

A young man running from what he didn't understand

As the wind from the lough just blew colder and colder

There was a badness that had its way

But love was not lost

It just got mislaid

North and south of the river

Can we stop playing these old tattoos?

Darling I don't have the answer

I want to meet you where you are

I don't need you to surrender

There is no feeling so alone

As when the one you're hurting is your own

North and south of the river

Some high ground is not worth taking

Some connections are not worth making

There's an old church bell no longer ringing

And some old songs not worth singing

North and south of the river

North and south of the river