You were a girl who came from nothing Met a man from lesser still, Down by the river And the ruined paper mill. Now the mill and you have left us But the river it remains Often I'll go there 'Cos it helps to ease the pain. I've got a film of you from Christmas I watch it when I'm low And it's your laughing And I feel my sadness go. You were lost and tired and lonely When you left us in the spring I see that moonbeam And I feel the joy you bring. Cos you lived by the river, And the North View was your home And you lived by the river Now you'll never be alone. I see you in my mirror I hear you in my mind I never thought that I could feel so left behind. You were lost and tired and lonely When you left us in the spring I see you in my dreams And I feel the joy you bring. Cos you lived by the river, And the North View was your home And you lived by the river Now you'll never be x 10 Cos you lived by the river, And the North View was your home And you lived by the river Now you'll never be alone.