she follows the path of least resistance she doesn t care to see the mountain top she twists and turns with no regard to distance she never comes to a stop as she rolls she s a river where she goes time will tell heaven knows he can t go with her and she rolls all by herself all by herself he s headed for a single destination he doesn t care what s standing in his path he s a line between two points of separation he ends just where it says to on the map as he rolls he s a highway where he goes time will tell heaven knows she can t go with him and he rolls all by himself all by himself but every now and then he offers her a shoulder every now and then she overflows every now and then a bridge crosses over it s a moment every lover knows as she rolls she s a river where she goes time will tell heaven knows she can t go with him and she rolls all by herself and he rolls all by himself fare the well 