I took my first steps on these floors

Here I was born as my mother before

Saw the levels in seventy-four

Witnessed the highs, the lows of every downpour

Oh the river, how the water comes and goes

Oh, the river

Dad said skies are threatened

They have for millennia before our picket fences

Around here it's normal

When you live in the swampland to have an exit plan

Oh the river, how the water swiftly rises

Oh the river, how the water comes and goes

The water rose in the dark

Up around the legs of the bed where we slept

The water rose in the dark

Up around the table where we stood

The water rose in the dark up around the edge of the roof where we awaited rescue

Oh the river, how the water roars and rages

Oh the river, how the water swiftly rose

Oh the river, how the water roars and rages

Oh the river, how the water comes and goes

I took my first steps on these floors

Here I was born as my mother before