Released: January 1, 1999
Songwriter: Sting
Producer: Rob Mathes Sting
The fox has done running
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
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
more tracks from the album
B-Sides & Rarities
- The Ballad of Mack the Knife
- How Insensitive
- Ne me quitte pas
- Every Breath You Take/Theme from Peter Gunn [Mr. Ruggerio’s Remix]
- I’ll Follow My Secret Heart
- It’s a Lonesome Old Town
- All for Love
- Invisible Sun
- Nice Work If You Can Get It
- Another Pyramid
- Waters of Tyne
- Ain’t No Sunshine
- What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life
- Fragile (Duet)
- Love Sneakin’ Up on You
- Shallow Brown
- One Day She’ll Love Me
- Blood Red Roses
- The Bed’s Too Big Without You
- Moonlight
- Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
- Seventh Son
- Someone to Watch Over Me
- Lullaby for an Anxious Child
- Gabriel’s Message
- Fine Knacks for Ladies
- The Lowest Trees Have Tops
- Can She Excuse My Wrongs?
- The Mighty
- Until
- Beneath a Desert Moon
- Angel Eyes
- My Funny Friend and Me
- My One and Only Love
- I Saw Three Ships
- You Were Meant for Me
- Need Your Love So Bad
- Windmills of Your Mind
- Sisters of Mercy
- Sister Moon
- Come Down in Time
- Tempted
- The End of the Game
From the albums
- B-Sides & Rarities (2007)
- Symphonicities (2010)
Sting popular songs
- Shape of My Heart
- Englishman in New York
- Desert Rose
- Fields of Gold
- Fragile
- Russians
- It’s Probably Me
- If I Ever Lose My Faith in You
- Brand New Day
- Seven Days
- Mad About You
- A Thousand Years
- Soul Cake
- I Can’t Stop Thinking About You
- If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
- All This Time
- When We Dance
- If It’s Love
- The Last Ship
- Fortress Around Your Heart
- Children’s Crusade
- Moon Over Bourbon Street
- Synchronicity I
- Giacomo’s Blues