The Nile Knew Before We Did

Lyrics

[Verse 1] There's a river that remembers Every word we never planned How the moonlight drew a circle On the water, soft as sand Some things start before you know it Some things pull you close and hold [Chorus] You are the current running through me Steady, strong, and sure and true Every wave that kept returning Was just leading me to you In the deep and in the quiet Love was patient, love broke through [Verse 2] On a boat beneath the stars in Luxor You reached out and took my hand Helped me touch the ancient water Said I'd come back to this land Ahmed, you followed through the market Watching close when I couldn't see I didn't know I needed shelter But you were already guarding me [Chorus] You are the current running through me Steady, strong, and sure and true Every wave that kept returning Was just leading me to you In the deep and in the quiet Love was patient, love broke through [Bridge] Fishing underneath the midnight You said patience is the way Then you found the words — I like you And I smiled and said I know We both laughed, you said good answer That's the night I wouldn't let go [Verse 3] Then a message and an idea Just a small four-hour train Ahmed, you'd cross any distance Just to see my face again Our first kiss wrote a beginning On a story still being told Five years deep and I'm still reaching For the hand that made me whole [Chorus] You are the current running through me Steady, strong, and sure and true Every wave that kept returning Was just leading me to you In the deep and in the quiet Love was patient, love broke through [Outro] Ahmed, the Nile knew before we did That this love would find its way home