Everybody tells me its 'bout time that I moved on That I need to learn to lighten up and learn how to be young But my heart is a valley it's so shallow and manmade I'm scared to death if I let you in that you'll see I'm just a fake Sometimes I feel lonely in the arms of your touch But I know that's just me cause nothing ever is enough When I was a child I grew up by the River Lea There was something in the water now that something's in me I can't go back but the reeds are growing out of my fingertips I can't go back to the river But it's in my roots In my veins In my blood And I stain Every heart that I use to heal the pain x2 So I blame it on the River Lea River Lea River Lea I should probably tell you now before its way too late That I never meant to hurt you or to lie straight to your face Consider this my apology I know its years in advance But I would rather say it now incase I never get the chance Oh I can't go back but the reeds are growing out of my fingertips I can't go back to the river But it's in my roots In my veins In my blood And I stain Every heart that I use to heal the pain x2 So I blame it on the River Lea River Lea River Lea