blood red river

took a friend i found across some blood red river, never did find my way home in time to forgive her, why must people always want what they can't have?, why must people always grab what they'd never grasp?, how do we get so far?, how do we move so fast away, from the lilac-lillied lake, i'm sure we used to stay, is it only a dream away?, took a raft i found across some blood red river, never did find my home in time for my dinner, why must people always want what they never had?, why is it a crime to miss a part of you that's bled?, how do we get so far?, how do we move so fast away, from the lilac-lillied lake, i'm sure we used to stay, is it only a dream away?, only a dream away, lost a friend i found down some blood red river, never did find my way home in time to forget her, why must people always want what they can't have?, why must people always take, but forget to ask?, how do we get so far?, how do we move so fast away, from the lilac-lillied lake, where i'm told we used to play, is it only a dream away?, only a dream, only a dream away, away