The Sea Refuses No River

I remember being richer than a king
 The minutes of the day were golden
 I recall that when the joint passed 'round
 My body felt a little colder
 But now I'm like a sewer channel, running lime and scag
 Let me get at the master panel, let me at my stack
 The sea refuses no river
 And right now, this river's banks are blown
 The sea refuses no river
 Whether stinking and rank
 Or red from the tank
 Whether pure as a spring
 There's no damned thing stops this poem
 The sea refuses no river
 And this river is homeward flowing
 I have seen a trace of strain
 In other's eyes not spoken
 I must admit that I enjoyed their pain
 But this time, it's me that's broken
 I demand for you and His
 This must be the time
 When we decide what freedom is
 Turn water into wine
 For the sea refuses no river
 We're polluted now but in our hearts still clean
 The sea refuses no river
 We tried not to age
 But time had it's rage
 We're washed over stones
 From babes into clones of the mean
 The sea refuses no river
 Won't deny this sulfurous stream
 There was a fool in a dressing robe
 Riding out the twilight hour
 Lonely and cold in an empty home
 Trying to assess his power
 But now he's like a stream in flood
 Swollen by the storm
 He doesn't care if he sheds his blood
 Let him be reborn
 The sea refuses no river
 Remember that when the beggar buys a round
 The sea refuses no river
 And rain fills the gutters
 No time for stutters
 This is our chance
 To sing and to dance and to clown
 The sea refuses no river
 And rivers were sprung to drown
 The sea refuses no river
 No pecking code respected for the damned
 The sea refuses no river
 Whether starving or ill
 Or strung on some pill
 Just 'cause you own the land
 There's no unique hand plugs the dam
 The sea refuses no river
 And the river is where I am
 The river is where I am