Released: November 16, 2004

Songwriter: Desmond Child Jon Bon Jovi

[Verse 1]
I didn't want to say it in this way
I didn't want to see the day I'd say these words to you
I didn't want have to explain
Sometimes heroes have to lose
It's killing me to see you cry
Would it make it any better if I told you I did it all for you
It was just another roll of the dice
Just another star in the sky
Tried to touch it but I couldn't fly

[Chorus]
Everybody knows the promise of the river
Everybody goes with the fire in their eyes
Everybody knows you can lead a horse to water
But there's nothing anybody can do
Rivers run dry

[Verse 2]
Going to have to go away
I always told you that a man has got to face his own mistakes
Sometimes you get a lucky break
Sometimes your winning streak will stay
Sometimes you got to pay

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
Oh, I remember when the rivers ran high
Oh, we could make it to the other side
Make it to the other side

[Chorus]

Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi, pianist and keyboard player David Bryan, lead guitarist Phil X, and drummer Tico Torres.

They are one of the world’s best-selling bands of all time, having sold more than 130 million records worldwide and performed more than 2700 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 34 million fans.

Bon Jovi was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006. The band was also honored with the Award of Merit at the American Music Awards in 2004, and as songwriters and collaborators, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009.