The Wedding

The air was swaying round the first guitar I remember

We crossed the river by the Ostrum wall 'neath the stars

To where the wedding filled the hall

My father sang a song

Crossing the river, caught in the rain

Crossing the rhythm, caught in the rain

Chased Cathy round the trestles at the edge of the eightsome

We watched the lovers round the lodge at the edge of the sea

White lights and wooden boards

We watched the village take the floor

Crossing the river, caught in the rain

Crossing the rhythm, caught in the rain

There is so much I could say to you, but

Tonight I'm sticking to the past like glue

When life gets tough, when times get hard

You have to know exactly who you are

Arm in arm, hand in hand

You take this woman, you take this man

Spirit dancing evermore

Endless circles round the floor

Last night I drove my children down by the river

Past the windows of the hall and the dusts of our years

Then the radio came on

They said "someone's playing our song"

Crossing the river, caught in the rain

Crossing the rhythm, caught in the rain

Crossing the river, caught in the rain

Crossing the rhythm, caught (caught, caught) in the rain