lines from laura marling's secret song

there's a house across the river
but alas i cannot swim
and a garden of such beauty
that the flowers seem to grin
there's a house across the river
but alas i cannot swim
i'll live my life regretting that i never jumped in

there's a boy across the river
with short black curly hair
he wants to be my lover
and i want to be his peer
there's a boy across the river
but alas i cannot swim
i never will get to put my arms around him

there's a life across the river
that was meant for me
instead i live my life in constant misery
there's a life across the river
but i do not see why i should please those who will never be pleased

there was gold across the river
but i don't want none
there was gold across the river
but i don't want none
gold is fleeting gold is fickle gold is fun
gold is fleeting gold is fickle gold is fun
there is gold across the river but i don't want none
i would rather be a child and held up by a golden gun
sing work more, and we'll live more, have more fun
sing work more, and we'll live more, have more fun