And the beast is at bay
 We'd run them in circles
 By the end of the day

 They chased him through brambles
 They chased him through the fields
 They'd chased him for ever
 But the fox would not yield

 And some saw her shadow
 On the crest of a hill
 When the hounds were distracted
 Away from the kill

 One day we'll reach a great ocean
 At the end of a pale afternoon
 And we'll lay down our heads just like we were sleeping
 And be towed by the drag of the moon

 We ran through the forest
 We ran through the streams
 We ran through the heather
 'Til we ran in our dreams

 You were my lover
 And I was your beau
 We ran like the river
 For what else did we know?

 One day we'll reach a great ocean
 At the end of a pale afternoon

 The dogs are all worn out
 And the horses are lame
 The hunters and hunted
 At the end of the game

 Our love was a river
 A wild mountain stream
 In a tumbling fury
 On the edge of a dream

 They chased us through brambles
 They chased us through fields
 They'd chased us forever
 But the heart would not yield

 When the fox had done running
 At the end of the day
 I'm ready to answer
 I'm ready to pay

 And this rivers still running
 And time will come soon
 Carried to the great ocean
 By the drag of the moon