“Love Is Like a River” is Track 8 on Street Angel, Stevie Nicks‘ fifth solo album.
About the Song
“Love Is Like a River” shares lyrics with the unreleased song “I Call You Missing.” In a press release, Modern Records listed “I Call You Missing” as one of the songs on the proposed 1993 release of Street Angel. It is unknown whether the song was actually recorded for the album or if the printed title was intended to be “Love Is Like a River.”
Lyrics
You used to call me wicked (wicked)
I used to call you friend (friend)
They say your life is wild
Compared to what (compared to what)
Lifestyle (lifestyle)
You must have many things to remember (remember)
‘Cause nothing else in your life has really changed
Everything is almost like it was before
And I don’t want to do this anymore
When you lose your sight
(Love is like a river)
And there’s nothing to see
(Love is like a river)
She was just like me
(Love is like a river)
And suddenly the day comes
Some call it love
Some say they’re above that (above that)
Well, I believed in love
I called it worth it (worth it)
Some call me all the time
(Love is like a river)
Well, love is like a river
(Love is like a river)
And when you lose your sight
And suddenly the day comes
Oh…
Everything all around me is electric now
But I haven’t burned a candle in a real long time
And only when your heart says it’s over does it die
Well, love is like a river running
Straight back to the sea (straight back)
Some call it love
Some say they’re above it (above that)
Well, I believed in love
I called it worth it (worth it)
Well, some call me all the time (all the time)
(Love is like a river)
I say you can’t stay home and give up the fight
(Love is like a river)
I think you’re uptight, lady (uptight)
Ooh, out of sight
That’s just what I wanted to hear
Ooh, out of sight
You know you can’t stay home in the middle of the night
(Love is like a river)
You can’t say no in the middle of the night
(Love is like a river)
I think you’re uptight, lady (uptight)
Ooh, out of sight
And you can’t say no in the middle of the night
(Love is like a river)
Well, I think you’re uptight, lady, uptight, lady
Ooh, out of sight, out of sight, baby
(Stevie Nicks) © 1994 Welsh Witch Music (BMI) admin. by Sony Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Musicians
| Sharon Celani, Sara Fleetwood, Lori Nicks | Vocal Harmonies |
| Andy Fairweather Low | Electric Guitar |
| Ethan Johns | Electric Slide Guitar & Drums |
| Bernie Leadon | Guitars |
| Peter Michael | Percussion |
| David Randi | Bass |
| Benmont Tench | Hammond Organ |
| Waddy Wachtel | Additional Guitar |
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