We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

The Next Best Thing

from Quarantine Songs Volume I by Riverman

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 USD  or more

     

lyrics

I saw you through the window
Thought I’d lost my mind
I motioned you outside

I wrapped my arms around you
And I cried and cried
And then you dried my eye

I knew you shouldn’t be here
Yet there you stood
In the same old clothes
But you were looking good

You said you’d only been away a little while
And I could only smile

It’s not the same
As really happening
It’s not the same thing

The weather started turning
As the moon went higher
So we lit a fire

I asked you every question
There beside the pyre
It was all that I desired

I don’t recall the answers
That you gave to me
But I recall your voice
And your company

I paid close attention as everything dissolved
And your name I called

It’s not the same
As really happening
But a dream is the next best thing

I know it was a voyage
I’m glad you left your post
My mind’s a gracious host

One minute you’re a human
and the next a ghost
The thing I fear the most…

The “you” is always changing here inside my songs
But I know who you are
And I know where you belong

I feel your presence everywhere
And the space between
Your genes are in my genes

It’s not the same
As really happening
But a dream is the next best thing

credits

from Quarantine Songs Volume I, released June 24, 2022

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Riverman Orlando, Florida

Steve Hedrick is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He lives in Orlando, Fl with his wife and two children. He is currently working on new material and will post it when it's finished.

contact / help

Contact Riverman

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Riverman, you may also like: