The Zala is a river in south-western Hungary. Its source is in the hills on the borders with Austria and Slovenia. Its length is 139 km and drains water from 2,622 square km. Several smaller rivers feed into it, including the Felső-Válicka, Szentmihályfalvai patak (brook), Szévíz csatorna (channel), Foglár csatorna on the right bank, and Szentjakabi patak, Sárviz patak, Széplaki patak, Csörgető patak and Nádas patak on the left bank. It flows through the city of Zalaegerszeg before flowing into Lake Balaton near Keszthely. The River Zala flows through the Hungarian counties of Vas and Zala.
Coordinates: 46°42′N 17°16′E / 46.700°N 17.267°E / 46.700; 17.267
The weather man, he looks confused
Shakes his fist at the sky like you used to do
But you don't remember things like that, do you?
The balance was uneven but I'm breaking through
Slow rivers run cold
Shallow waters never sank so low
I thought I'd drown and you'd never know
You're a slow river and you run so cold
The winter here don't believe in God
The bitter wind just bites through me like a wild dog
I still see in your eyes tonight like headlights through the fog
But one foot in your door, oh that's all I ever got
Slow rivers run cold
Shallow waters never sank so low
I thought I'd drown and you'd never know
You're a slow river and you run so cold
Chances are you'll reappear
Swim my way in a flood of tears
No place to hide your conscience
So you're a sinking ship with no place to go
Slow rivers run cold
Shallow waters never sank so low
I thought I'd drown and you'd never know