Ribbon - Billie Marten

Ribbon of the river by my side

I walk the shores and watch it unwind

The railway tracks will leave a glimpse of the light

From the train, trailing sparks of gold behind

And as soon as you’re seen it it’s gone

As soon as you’ve seen it it’s gone

Secrets of the city

Make an aching in my heart

And the mysteries that tease me so

I long to belong but I always have to go

People stare and wonder why I stray

They don’t understand that wandering’s my way

I’ll never stop, though time is slipping away

The elusive light, shining strange on my face

As soon as you’ve seen it it’s gone

As soon as you’ve seen it it’s gone

Secrets of the city

Make an aching in my heart

And the mysteries that tease me so

I long to belong but I always have to go

Home ties me up

With discontent

Since the day I first went

Yearning to be back again

How will I return and when

Secrets of the city

Make an aching in my heart

And the mysteries that tease me so

I long to belong but I always have to go