The River Lyrics - Badlands

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 round thinks he's so bad 

He's really not that cool, no 

And I know the reasons why 

Deep inside he's not alive 

He was born by a river 

You know he'll die by the river now 

Cause deep inside my river's run dry 

So many times did mother swallow her pride 

Just to keep my old man's dreams alive 

And I know, and I know someday we're gonna move on outta here 

She says "Jesus, Lord, don't give me no bad thoughts and bury me here." 

And I know the reasons why, and I know the reasons 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 now 

Cause deep inside my river's run dry 

Oh, take hold my hand and pray 

Someday baby we're gonna find a way 

Oh, oh 

I know the reasons why 

Cause deep inside she lost her life 

Yeah, yeah, yeah 

She was born by a river 

Her blood flows through the river now 

Deep inside the river's run dry 

She was born by a river 

You know, we'll die by the river now 

Cause deep inside my river's run dry 

Yeah, yeah, yeah, 

Ooh, yeah 

We're born by the river now 

You know, she'll die by the river now 

Yeah, yeah, huummm