Lyrics of River

I was born by the river
That my momma cried when my daddy died
Maybe that was the reason i didn't get the attention
That i was needing to touch
'cause i reminded her of him too much

Couldn't understand what she felt so i hated her, yea
'til i was old enough to hate myself
And i felt like a slave down in south carolina
Cursing the vagina that gave life to me, oh

I couldn't see what i had the potential to be?
'til i got down on my knees and begged god
To please take control of my life today

'cause there's no way, there's no way, no way, no way
I can do it on my own and no matter how my friends try to console
They can never, never know what i go through
So i turn my heart over completely to you, yes lord, i do

I was born in a hurry
'cause my momma had to be back to work at 8:30
Maybe that was the reason there was always this feeling
That she was rushing herself
She didn't even have the time to spend loving herself

Let alone, someone else, so i hated her, yeah
'cause i loved her, yea and i cried, yea
Like the klu klux klan at the million man march
Partially broke my spirit, partially broke my heart

I couldn't start to be what i had the potential to be?
'til i got down on my knees and begged god
To please take control of my life today

'cause there's no way, there's no way, no way, no way
I can do it on my own and no matter how my friends try to console
They can never, never know what i go through
So i turn my heart over completely to you, yes lord, i do