You are, brittle like the wind But I can, see right through your skin Well you've got such beautiful bones And I love you like a river loves a stone I am, fickle as I'm thin I shut you out, but you still got in My worst intentions have all been overthrown And now I love you like a river loves a stone Oh, yeah I love you like a river loves a stone I love you like a river loves a stone Oh, yeah I love you like a river loves a stone I love you like a river loves a stone You are, brittle but you'll bend And I may, break you but you'll mend Well you paint me with such subtle tones And I love you like a river loves a stone We are, brilliant though we're flawed I wish you'd be a little self-assured Your best intentions, have all been overthrown And now I love you like a river loves a stone Oh, yeah I love you like a river loves a stone I love you like a river loves a stone Oh, yeah I love you like a river loves a stone I love you like a river loves a stone Well I could sit and stare at you for hours Like a bouquet of funeral flowers But every leaf is painted black And every petal is as pale as is wax Oh, yeah I love you like a river loves a stone I love you like a river loves a stone Oh, yeah I love you like a river loves a stone I love you like a river loves a stone Oh, yeah I love you like a river loves a stone I love you like a river loves a stone Oh, yeah I love you like a river loves a stone I love you like a river loves a stone