Lyrics
[verse]
He was chasing something shiny in the city after dark
Fast money, faster corners, playing games out in the park
Mama told him slow down, but he never learned to listen
Now the water's rising higher and the current's not forgiving
[verse]
She was falling for a stranger with a smile too smooth to trust
Promises like sugar turning bitter into dust
Everybody warned her but she wouldn't hear a word
Now she's standing at the edge of everything she's ever heard
[chorus]
Stay by the river, don't go chasing the fall
Sweeter the current, harder the wall
Stick to the shallow, stay where the light still shows
Don't go chasing where the danger flows
[verse]
Every road that glitters isn't leading to the gold
Every warm embrace ain't always gentle, ain't always told
We keep learning lessons written in the same old ink
Still we walk the ledges, still we stand too near the brink
[chorus]
Stay by the river, don't go chasing the fall
Sweeter the current, harder the wall
Stick to the shallow, stay where the light still shows
Don't go chasing where the danger flows
[bridge]
I've seen the ones who wandered never make it back to shore
I've heard the quiet stories of the ones who wanted more
So hold your people closer, keep your feet upon the ground
Cause the loudest rivers drown the ones who don't look around
[chorus]
Stay by the river, don't go chasing the fall
Sweeter the current, harder the wall
Stick to the shallow, stay where the light still shows
Don't go chasing where the danger flows
