The River lyrics

Artist  : Badlands 
Song : The River
 








  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  








Just a young man in an old steel town 
I'm
getting older now, it's time to look around

My brother John loves his needle & spoon

A cigarette hangs from his lip
Everyone
‘round thinks he's so bad 
He's really
not that cool, no 

And I know the reasons
why 
Deep inside he's not alive
He was born
by a river
You know he'll die by the river now

‘Cause deep inside my river's run dry


So many times did mother swallow her
pride 
Just to keep my old man's dreams alive

And I know, and I know someday we're gonna
move on outta here 
She says "Jesus,
Lord, don't give me no bad thoughts and bury me
here."

And I know the reasons why,
and I know the reasons why 
She was born by a
river 
Her blood flows through the river now

And deep inside my river's run dry
She was
born by a river 
Her blood flows through the
river now 
‘Cause deep inside my river's
run dry

Oh, take hold my hand and pray

Someday baby we're gonna find a way 
Oh,
oh

I know the reasons why 
‘Cause
deep inside she lost her life 
Yeah, yeah,
yeah

She was born by a river 
Her blood
flows through the river now 
Deep inside the
river's run dry 
She was born by a river

You know, we'll die by the river now

‘Cause deep inside my river's run dry

Yeah, yeah, yeah, 
Ooh, yeah

We're
born by the river now 
You know, she'll die by
the river now 
Yeah, yeah, huummm