The River's Workin' (Delta Mix)

The good and the bad always comes from upstream
 When it's good it's never as good as it seems
 You're either swimmin' or sinkin' and there's no in between
 I looked to the river for a whole lot more
 Just like my daddy and his daddy before
 Waitin' on our dreams to wash up on the shore
 We quit school and got married too soon
 Convinced ourselves it was the right thing to do
 But we knew in our hearts it was cause we had to
 When every job on land in this town fell dead
 I promised you I'd find something instead
 But had nowhere else to turn when somebody said... hey
 The river's workin'
 Yeah the river's workin'
 And if you wanna be a workin' man
 You gotta break your back and bruise your hands
 So get on board and be glad you can
 And forget about the promised land... cause
 The river's workin'
 I wake up in the mornin' to the engines churnin'
 Six hours off and six hours burnin'
 Thinkin' bout home and when this boat will be turnin'
 Life on a tug is way too slow
 When you're fightin' the current and the water's too low
 With a thousand more miles and a month to go
 I see deckhands and pilots way past their prime
 After all these years they still don't have a dime
 And we're all gettin' old before our time
 But, if you ain't workin' you're just livin' a lie
 And if you ain't livin' you're just waitin' to die
 So you roll with the flow and you don't ask why... when
 The river's workin'
 Yeah the river's workin'
 And if you wanna be a workin' man
 You gotta break your back and bruise your hands
 So get on board and be glad you can
 And forget about the promised land... cause
 The river's workin'
 And if you wanna be a workin' man
 You gotta break your back and bruise your hands
 When you can't do what you want, you do what you can
 So forget about the promised land... cause
 The river's workin'
 You better take it, boy
 I can't wait to get home to kiss your face
 Tell our baby I'll be home soon