If you’re going to sneak off to the side
Where no one knows
I won’t always rush to bring you home
And you might find yourself all alone

Sentimental emotion burns inside of you and me
I’ve never been good at letting go
But I’ll do my best to let you know

The river is wide
The river is wide, but I think you can cross
There’s so much to hold
There’s so much to hold for someone on their own
But maybe you’ve been waiting to be told

If it gets easier to be out on your own
It isn’t strange to want to be alone
Hard to be seen, hard to be known

Cause you don’t need permission
To walk among the trees
They will get smaller as you grow
And you might find yourself in a home

The river is wide
The river is wide but I think you can cross
There’s so much to hold
There’s so much to hold for someone on their own
But maybe you’ve been waiting to be told

Have you been waiting to be told?
Have you been waiting to be told?
Have you been waiting to be told?
That you can do this on your own