[Intro]
[Jangling 12-string guitar melody]
[Hypnotic flute solo]
[Dreamy, ethereal atmosphere]

[Verse 1]
Drift along the riverside.
Sailing on the Thames tonight.
The water turns to liquid glass,
Watch the velvet shadows pass.
The city lights are CANDY-bright (candy-bright),
Glowing in the fading light.

[Pre-Chorus]
Close your eyes, the world is shifting,
Through the mist, our boat is drifting.

[Chorus]
Oh, follow the sound of the silver stream,
Woven inside of a waking dream.
Past the bridges, past the gold,
Secrets that the night will hold.
(Float away, float away)

[Verse 2]
Paper moons are hanging low,
Where the willow branches grow.
Can you hear the music play,
Chasing all the clouds away?
It’s a kaleidoscopic TIDE,
Nowhere left for us to hide.

[Bridge]
[Flute solo intensifies]
[Tempo building]
The colors bleed into the gray...
Everything is melting away.
See the stars begin to spin,
Let the velvet night begin!

[Solo]
[Jangling guitar and flute interplay]

[Chorus]
Oh, follow the sound of the silver stream,
Woven inside of a waking dream.
Past the bridges, past the gold,
Secrets that the night will hold.

[Outro]
Drift... away...
Sailing on the Thames tonight (Thames tonight).
[Soft flute fade out]
[Jangling guitar chord rings out]
[Ending]