Lily of the Nile

I hitched a ride with the bride last night Her left hand adorn and I almost died Thinking how we'd tower I stepped on her bike and your grandmother cried How my heart ran off with Lily in her eyes If the milk don't spill, the drip don't sour And they know everywhere we've been 'Cause they keep on clicking on TV screen Going scene to scene, but the phone don't ring Can you count the steps of a heart on the race? I dance a lil' slowly, so you'll catch my pace My dress is still slipping, my face is still made But you were the one who can take it away (Hi!) Cloud, the wave that drowned Won't be back to catch another smile Knock the choir free of sound Singing Lily of the Nile I know you weren't the kind to leave my side But you followed doubt and I followed pride It wasn't wrong, but it wasn't right for me We weren't the kind to dress up clean But I bought a shirt and you bought a ring It wasn't wrong, but it wasn't right for me (Hi!) Cloud, the wave that drowned Won't be back to catch another smile Knock the choir free of sound Singing Lily of the Nile Lily of the Nile Lily of the Nile I almost lost my out But I'll never cheat a winner I'd run a grin a mile high Passing the house, missing the dinner But don't make the baby cry Oh, my sweet Lily of the Nile Can you count the steps of a heart on the race? I dance a lil' slowly, so you'll catch my pace We go driving and I'm in the side-car And I never knew love like this Nothing's wasted and time catches up like a dream You keep remembering By God, it exists Though nothing without light And I tried to school the cloud But there was no more sun in my mouth So I hold on Big for you, sticky like taffy Inching in like a warm slip in the wind 'cause You know how the universe is