The weather man, he looks confused
Shakes his fist at the sky like you used to do
But you don't remember things like that, do you?
The balance was uneven but I'm breaking through

Slow rivers run cold,
Shallow waters never sank so low
I thought I'd drown and you'd never know,
You're a slow river and you run so cold

The winter here don't belive in God,
The bitter wind just bites through me like a wild dog
I still see in your eyes tonight like headlights through the fog,
But one foot in your door, oh that's all I ever got

Slow rivers run cold,
Shallow waters never sank so low
I thought I'd drown and you'd never know,
You're a slow river and you run so cold

Chances are you'll reappear
Swim my way in a flood of tears,
No place to hide your conscience
So you're a sinking ship with no place to go

Slow rivers run cold,
Shallow waters never sank so low
I thought I'd drown and you'd never know,
You're a slow river and you run so cold