We were fire like the sun Life had only just begun They said the life could last forever We were wild and we were young Life had only just begun We were born to run Now I know those days are gone Just like the mist upon the water Just too blind to see How could I not believe? It was too far to run away Mountain too high to climb But when the river got too deep You came and rescued me Oh now I see You came and rescued me Tried to catch the fire Before the flame had gone We saw the sun go down together We were wild and we were young Life had only just begun It was too far to run away Mountain too high to climb But when the river got too deep You came and rescued me Oh now I see You came and rescued me And as I watched the sun goes down The darkness fell on sacred ground For me and you We believed We carried on It was too far to run away Mountain too high to climb But when the river got too deep You came and rescued me Oh now I see You came and rescued me, babe You rescued me, babe River deep You came and rescued me Oh now I see You came and rescued me, baby You came and rescued me, babe