Onward Flowing River

Intro

Well now

Funny how it happens

Isn't it

Verse 1

We skipped stones across the hollow

Long before the shadows started getting long

Five words per line

Little barefoot girl I used to follow

Pre-Chorus

I look at you and see the seasons change

I look at you and find it mighty strange

Nothing stays the same

Chorus

Rivers don't run backward to the start

No they don't

Rivers don't run backward to the start

Once they find the rhythm of a heart

Flowing onward

Going forward

We are different than we were back then

Post-Chorus

Moving on

Moving on

Yeah

Verse 2

Dusty porch swings tell a different story

When the summer heat finally starts to fade away

Eight words here now

Sunsets give up all their golden glory

Pre-Chorus

I look at you and see the seasons change

I look at you and find it mighty strange

Nothing stays the same

Chorus

Rivers don't run backward to the start

No they don't

Rivers don't run backward to the start

Once they find the rhythm of a heart

Flowing onward

Going forward

We are different than we were back then

Bridge

Maybe it is better this way

Maybe it is kinder this way

We can't go back to the beginning

The current pulled us in

Chorus

Rivers don't run backward to the start

No they don't

Rivers don't run backward to the start

Once they find the rhythm of a heart

Flowing onward

Going forward

We are different than we were back then