Kingsley Flood
Waiting on the River to Rise
Awake well past midnightto the burden of billsand the screaming quietWe swam along just fineand then she broke her back and the bank broke mineNow I’m at the kitchen table putting numbers on a paper and dodging the mirror on the wall.And I swear I tried ‘til the sun gave light I need just a little push is allAnd I build my boat so tall so wide but I’m still waiting on the river to riseI was born by the bookI keep my carpet clean And my money earnedWhy is the TV man always smiling at me?I wonder who he burnedNow how come everybody for the common man never looks quite like me?Well they’re running on the sun with their shoes undone yet they never seem to burn their feetAnd I build my boat so tall so wide but I’m still waiting on the river to riseScratch, tickets on my shelfStains on my kneesPenny’s in my wellI got faith in faithBecause the other choiceLetras de cancionesIs no choice at allNow there’s a man in the sky that I’ve done right by but ain’t done right bye menever had to ask forgiveness for the things I’ve done But you just wait and seeI will build my boat so tall so wide and I won’t be waiting on the river to riseNo I wont be waiting on the river to riseNo I wont be waiting on the river to rise
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