River (feat. Ed Sheeran)

I've been a liar, been a thief
Been a lover, been a cheat
All my sins need holy water
Feel it washing over me

Well, little one, I don't want to admit to something
If all it's gonna cause is pain
Truth in my lies, right now, we're falling like the rain
So let the river run

He's comin' home with his neck scratched, to catch flack
Sweat jackets and dress slacks, mismatched
On his breath's Jack, he's a sex addict
And she just wants to exact revenge and get back

It's a chess match, she's on his back like a jetpack
She's kept track of all his internet chats
And guess who just happens to be movin' on to the next
Actually, just shit on my last chick and she has what my ex lacks

'Cause she loves danger, psychopath
And you don't fuck with no man's girl, even I know that
But she's devised some plan to stab him in the back
Knife-in-hand, says their relationship's hangin' by a strand

So she's been on the web lately, says maybe she'll be my Gwen Stacy
To spite her man, and I know she's using me to try to play him
I don't care, "Hi, Suzanne," but I should've said "Bye, Suzanne"
After the first night, but tonight I am

I've been a liar, been a thief
Been a lover, been a cheat
All my sins need holy water
Feel it washing over me

Well, little one, I don't want to admit to something
If all it's gonna cause is pain
The truth in my lies, now we're falling like the rain
So let the river run

One-night stand turned to two-night stand
It was, "Come sunlight, scram," now we hug tight, and
He found out, now she feels deserted and used
'Cause he left, so what? He did it first to her too

Now how am I supposed to tell this girl that we're through?
It's hard to find the words, I'm aloof, nervous, and Sue
Don't want this to hurt, but what you deserve is the truth
Don't take it personal, I just can't say this in person to you

So I revert to the studio like hole-in-the-wall diners
Don't have to be reserved in a booth
I just feel like the person who I'm turning into's irreversible
I preyed on you like it's church at the pew

And now that I got you, I don't want you
Took advantage of my thirst to pursue
Why do I do this dirt that I do?
Get on my soapbox and preach, my sermon and speech

Detergent and bleach is burnin' the wound
'Cause now with her in the womb
We can't bring her in this world, should've knew
To use protection 'fore I bit into your forbidden fruit, fuck!

I've been a liar, been a thief
Been a lover, been a cheat
All my sins need holy water
Feel it washing over me

Well, little one, I don't want to admit to something
If all it's gonna cause is pain
The truth in my lies now are falling like the rain
So let the river run

My name's (oh), my name's (oh)
River (oh), watch, river run
Call me (oh), call me (oh)
River (oh, we'll let the river run)

Always the bridesmaid, never the bride, hey
Fuck can I say? If life was a highway
And deceit was an enclave
I'd be swerving in five lanes

Speeds at a high rate, like I'm slidin' on ice, maybe
That's why I may have came at you sideways
I can't keep my lies straight, but I made you terminate my baby
This love triangle left us in a wreck, tangled

What else can I say? It was fun for a while
Bet I really would've loved your smile
Didn't really wanna abort, but fuck it
What's one more lie to tell our unborn child?

I've been a liar, been a thief
Been a lover, been a cheat
All my sins need holy water
Feel it washing over me

Well, little one (I'm sorry), I don't want to admit to something (I fucked up)
If all it's gonna cause is pain
The truth in my lies now are falling like the rain
So let the river run