The River

I'm standing on the stage
 I'm working in a restaurant
 I make a decent wage
 And I will sing into the microphone
 The river rise up
 And flows above the interstate
 Beyond the schools and shops how far
 There's no way to communicate
 And the water's moving on
 Beyond the lies and hypocrites
 I'm thinking of a song
 I need you to remember it
 The forest is alive
 It asks us to participate
 We lifted up our eyes
 To promise and reciprocate
 We fell down on our knees
 For every human being
 One sad day, I will fly away
 And one sad day, I will tip toe away
 But a change is gonna come
 Like Sam Cooke sang in '63
 The river sings a song to me
 On every St. Cecilia's day
 So when I was reborn
 I went back to the restaurant
 The river's moving on from here
 To sing it's crazy symphony
 And I'll go home
 Where you are right in front of me