Big river lyrics

Artist  : Weddings parties anything 
Song : Big river
 
(Steel) He came up from the country looking for a
job of work, He came from a town that died a slow
hard death, And when the train pulled into Spencer
Street, he was fast asleep. He opened one eye and
he took a long deep breath. On the first day he
was dazed by the noise and by the bustle, He sat
in the square, and tried so hard to think. Found
a cheap hotel and booked himself a room all damp
and shabby He sat in the bar, he bought himself a
drink. He sang: "Flow river flow, flow to the sea,
Flow on big river, bring my dreams back home to
me." He rose early on the second day, And watched
the dirty struggle of the dawn To rise above the
smoke and haze. And armed with a map he made his
way from factory to foundry, Joined the queues of
the unskilled labourers. Then an old man came,
shook his hand, Sat right there beside him, And
he heard the tale of rural poverty. Shook his
head, and with a tear he said, "All that you have
told me Is like having my own story told to me."
He sang: "Flow river flow, flow to the sea, Flow
on big river, bring my dreams back home to me."
Drinking harder every night, He made himself keep
searching Till he found he could not rise to greet
the day. And he lay behind a vale of tears on the
Yarra bank that morning, And he wondered how the
hell things got this way. Late that night he
stumbled from an inner city bar, Barely conscious
down the alley he did sway. And they beat him,
they sank the boot in, And they took his last
four dollars, Left him dying in the dawn, it was
Saturday... He sang: "Flow river flow, flow to
the sea, Flow on big river, bring my dreams back
home to me." Flow river flow, flow to the sea,
Flow on big river, bring my dreams back home to
me. Flow river flow, oh flow on to the sea, Flow
on big river, bring my dreams, bring them home to
me.