Standard (EADGBE)
2x
Well, there s a river that runs through Glasgow
And it makes up and it breaks up
And it takes her in two parts
And the current just like my blood flows
Down from the hills
Round aching bones to my restless heart
Well, I would swim but the river is so wide
Scared I won t make it to the other side
God knows that I ve failed,
But he knows that I ve tried
I long for something that s safe and warm
But all I have is so often is gone
And it s helpless and it s hopeless
As a feather on the Clyde
But on one side all the lights glow
and the folks know when the kids go
And the music and the drinking starts
On the other side where no cars go
Up to the hills that stand alone
Like my restless heart
But, I would swim but the river is so wide
Scared I won t make it to the other side
God knows that I ve failed,
But he knows that I ve tried
I long for something that s safe and warm
But all I have is so often is gone
And it s helpless and it s hopeless
As a feather on the Clyde
2x
The sun sets late in Glasgow
The daylight and the city part
And I think of you in Glasgow
Your always safe, your always home
My restless heart. . . .
* Alternate: