Well there's a river that runs through Glasgow
And it makes her but it breaks her and takes her in two parts
And her current just like my blood flows
Down from the hills, round aching bones to my restless heart
Well I would swim but the river is so wide. And,
I'm scared I won't make it to the other side. Well,
God knows I've failed but He knows that I've tried
I long for something that's safe and warm. But,
All I have is all that is gone
I'm as helpless and as hopeless as a feather on the Clyde
Well on one side all the lights glow
And the folks know where the kids go when the music and the drinking starts
On the other side where no cars go
Up to the hills that stand alone like my restless heart
Well I would swim but the river is so wide. And,
I'm scared I won't make it to the other side. Well,
God knows I've failed but He knows that I've tried
I long for something that's safe and warm. But,
All I have is all that is gone
I'm as helpless and as hopeless as a feather on the Clyde
Well the sun sets late in Glasgow
And the daylight and the city part
And I think of you in Glasgow
Cos you're all that's safe, you're all that's warm in my restless heart