One Tree Hill

By U2

On The Joshua Tree

Released on March 9, 1987

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[Verse 1]

We turn away to face the cold, enduring chill

As the day begs the night for mercy, love

The sun so bright it leaves no shadows

Only scars carved into stone on the face of earth

The moon is up and over One Tree Hill

We see the sun go down in your eyes


[Chorus]

You run like a river on at the sea

You run like a river runs to the sea


[Verse 2]

And in the world, a heart of darkness, a fire-zone

Where poets speak their heart then bleed for it

Jara sang, his song a weapon in the hands of love

You know his blood still cries from the ground


[Chorus]

It runs like a river runs to the sea

It runs like a river to the sea


[Verse 3]

I don't believe in fancy roses or bleeding hearts

While bullets rape the night of the merciful

I'll see you again when the stars fall from the sky

And the moon has turned red over One Tree Hill


[Chorus]

We run like a river runs to the sea

We run like a river to the sea


[Post-Chorus]

And when it's rainin', rainin' hard

That's when the rain will break the heart

Rainin', rainin' hard

Rainin' in your heart

Rainin', rain into

Rainin', rainin', rainin'

Rain into your

Rainin', ooh, ooh, yeah

Feel it


[Outro]

Oh, great ocean

Oh, great sea

Run to the ocean

Run to the sea