I'm standing on the stage I'm working in a restaurant I make a decent wage and I will sing into the microphone The river rise up And flows above the interstate Beyond the schools and shops There's no way to communicate The water's moving on Beyond the lies and hypocrites I'm thinking of a song I need you to remember it The forest is alive It asks us to participate We lifted up our eyes To promise and reciprocate We fell down on our knees For ev'ry human being One sad day I will fly away And one sad day I will tip toe away Ooh But a change is gonna come Like Sam Cooke sang in 63 The river sings a song to me On ev'ry St Cecillia's day So when I was reborn I went back to the restaurant The river's moving on from here To sing it's crazy symphony I'll go home where you are right in front of me.