There ain't no gold in this river
That I've been washin' my hands in forever
I know there is hope in these waters
But I can't bring myself to swim
by Sanderlei Silveira - 06/03/2023
There ain't no gold in this river
That I've been washin' my hands in forever
I know there is hope in these waters
But I can't bring myself to swim
When I am drowning in this silence
Baby, let me in
[Chorus]
Go easy on me, baby
I was still a child
Didn't get the chance to
Feel the world around me
I had no time to choose what I chose to do
So go easy on me
[Verse 2]
There ain't no room for things to change
When we are both so deeply stuck in our ways
You can't deny how hard I've tried
I changed who I was to put you both first
But now I give up
[Chorus]
Go easy on me, baby
I was still a child
Didn't get the chance to
Feel the world around me
Had no time to choose what I chose to do
So go easy on me
[Bridge]
I had good intentions
And the highest hopes
But I know right now
It probably doesn't even show
[Chorus]
Go easy on me, baby
I was still a child
I didn't get the chance to
Feel the world around me
I had no time to choose what I chose to do
So go easy on me
Daar is geen goud in hierdie rivier nie
Dat ek my hande vir ewig was
Ek weet daar is hoop in hierdie waters
Maar ek kan myself nie laat swem nie
As ek verdrink in hierdie stilte
Baby, laat my in
[Koor]
Gaan maklik op my, baba
Ek was nog steeds 'n kind
Het nie die kans gekry om
Voel die wêreld rondom my
Ek het nie tyd gehad om te kies wat ek gekies het om te doen nie
So gaan maklik met my
[Vers 2]
Daar is geen ruimte vir dinge om te verander nie
As ons albei so diep in ons weë vas is
Jy kan nie ontken hoe hard ek probeer het nie
Ek het verander wie ek was om julle albei eerste te stel
Maar nou gee ek op
[Koor]
Gaan maklik op my, baba
Ek was nog steeds 'n kind
Het nie die kans gekry om
Voel die wêreld rondom my
Het nie tyd gehad om te kies wat ek gekies het om te doen nie
So gaan maklik met my
[Brug]
Ek het goeie bedoelings gehad
En die hoogste hoop
Maar ek weet nou
Dit wys waarskynlik nie eens nie
[Koor]
Gaan maklik op my, baba
Ek was nog steeds 'n kind
Ek het nie die kans gekry om nie
Voel die wêreld rondom my
Ek het nie tyd gehad om te kies wat ek gekies het om te doen nie
So gaan maklik met my