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 around thinks he's so bad
He's really not that cool
And I know the reasons why
Deep inside he's not alive
She was born by a river
you know the river now
You know the time by the river now
And deep inside my rivers run
So many times did mother swallow her pride
Just to keep my Old Man's dream alive
And I know, and I know someday
we're gonna move on outta here
She says Jesus Lord,
don't tell me no back talk and bury me
And I know the reason why,
and I know the reason 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 no
And deep inside my river's run
Oh, take hold my hand and pray
Someday, baby, we're gonna find a way
Oh Oh
I know the reasons why
'Guz deep inside she lost her life
Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah
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
You know the time by the river now
And deep inside my river's run dry
Yeah, yeah
She was born by a river now
You know the time by the river now