[Intro]
I didn't wanna see it in this way
I didn't wanna see the day I'd say these words to you
I didn't wanna have to explain
Sometimes, heroes have to lose

[Verse 1]
It's killin' me to see you cry
Would it make it any better if I told you I did it all for you

[Pre-Chorus]
It was just another roll of the dice
Just another star in the sky
Tried to touch it but I couldn't fly

[Chorus]
Everybody knows the promise of the river
Everybody goes with the fire in their eyes
Everybody knows you can lead a horse to water
But there's nothin' anybody can do
Rivers run dry

[Verse 2]
Gonna have to go away
I always told you that a man has got to face his own mistakes
[Pre-Chorus]
Sometimes you get a lucky break
Sometimes your winnin' streak will stay
Sometimes you gotta pay

[Chorus]
Everybody knows the promise of the river
Everybody goes with the fire in their eyes
Everybody knows you can lead a horse to water
But there's nothin' anybody can do when the run dry

[Post-Chorus]
(I, I, I, I)
(I, I, I)

[Bridge]
Oh, I remember when the rivers ran high
Oh, we could make it to the other side
Make it to the other side

[Chorus]
Everybody knows the promise of the river
Everybody goes with the fire in their eyes
And everybody knows you can lead a horse to water
But there's nothin' anybody can do
Oh, there's nothin' anybody can do
There's nothin' anybody can do when the rivers run dry
When the rivers run dry