Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sting
Vocals
Rob Mathes
Performer
Dominic Miller
Guitar
Jo Lawry
Background Vocals
Ira Coleman
Double Bass
David Cossin
Percussion
The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Orchestra
Steven Mercurio
Conductor
Gerald Gregory
First Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sting
Composer
Rob Mathes
Arranger
Mike and Lori Casteel
Copyist
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sting
Producer
Rob Mathes
Producer
Jonathan Allen
Recording Engineer
Lewis Jones
Assistant Engineer
Elliot Scheiner
Mixing Engineer
Ed Cherney
Engineer
Lars Fox
Editing Engineer
Mathew Scheiner
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Tim Mitchell
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
The fox had done running
And the beast is at bay
He'd run them in circles
By the end of the day
And they chased him through brambles
And they chased him through the fields
And they could chase him forever
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 forests
And we ran through the streams
We ran through the heather
'Til we ran in our dreams
And you were my lover
And I was your beau
And 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
And the dogs are all worn out
And the horses all lame
Oh the hunters they're 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
And they chased us through the brambles
And they chased us through the fields
And they could chase us forever
But the heart would not yield
When the fox has done running
At the end of the day
I'm ready to answer
I'm ready to pay
And this river's done running
And my time will come soon
Carried to the great ocean
By the drag of the moon
Writer(s): Gordon Matthew Sumner
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