When the River Moves On

Brother, brother, brother

Please forgive me

Your woman loves another

And I fear that I am he

We grew up in the same wood

And we fished the same pond

If ever our lines tangled

We'd cut 'em before dawn

Will you hold on

To what is gone?

Will you hold the rock

When the river moves on?

Mother, mother, mother

Sing a song to me

My friends have all gone travelling

And there's panic on TV

You know I am your baby

You've served my every need

But I've got this feeling lately

I've got to leave home to be free

So, will you hold on

To what is gone?

And will you hold the rock

When the river moves on?

Father, father, father

Don't you ever hold defeat

Let it slip right through your fingers

When people spit it through their teeth

I was created in your likeness

And for that I'm blessed to be

But it's time to separate my own dreams

From the ones you've passed to me

And will you hold on

To what is gone?

Will you hold the rock

When the river moves on?

Will you hold on

To what is gone?

Will you hold the rock

When the river moves on?