The fox had done runningnAnd the beast is at baynHe'd run them in circlesnBy the end of the daynnThey chased him through bramblenThey chased him through the fieldsnThey could chase him forevernBut the fox would not yieldnnAnd some saw her shadownOn the crest of a hillnAnd the hounds were distractednAway from the killnnOne day we'll reach a great oceannAt the end of a pale afternoonnAnd we lay down our heads just like we were sleepingnControlled by the drag of the moonnnWe ran through the forestsnAnd we ran through the streamsnWe ran through the heathernThough we ran in our dreamsnnAnd you were my lovernAnd I was your beaunWe ran like the rivernWhat else did we know?nnOne day we'll reach a great oceannAt the end of a pale afternoonnnAnd the dogs are all worn outnAnd the horses all lamenOh the hunters they're huntednAt the end of the gamennOur love was a rivernA wild mountain streamnIn a tumbling furynOn the edge of a dreamnnAnd they chased us through the bramblesnAnd they chased us through the fieldsnThey'd chased us forevernBut the heart would not yieldnnWhen the fox has done runningnAt the end of the daynI'm ready to answernI'm ready to paynnAnd this river's done runningnAnd my time will come soonnCarried to the great oceannBy the drag of the moon