Jason Robert Brown - The River Won't Flow Lyrics
I left my home at fifteenI wore this very same coatMy mama said, "Son, if you stay on this path,You'll find a river full of money where the rich fish flow"I said, "I'll catch me them fish"And I've searched low and searched highWell, I've seen more water than Columbus had seenI found me this lake that was greener than greenI said, "Mama, I know this is what you mean"But when I bent for a sip, the river ran dryThe river won't flow for me no no noThe river won't flow for me no no no noI live my life on the up and upAnd this is where I was meant to beBut the river don'tThe river won'tFlow for meI never had me no houseI never had me no phoneI never had much that I didn't have to goAnd fight for the right to call it my ownI don't expect any helpI don't expect nothing freeIt's not about being any righteous manIt's not about God and the master planIt's not about doing the best I canNo, this corner was where I was meant to beCause the river won't flow for me no no noThe river won't flow for me no no no noIt's just one of the little lessonsThat I learned on my Mama's kneeThe river don'tThe river won'tFlow for meIt's all luck,It's just luckThere's no way you can rig the game becauseIt's all luck,It's just luckThe sinner and the saint could wind up the same causeIt's all luck,It's just luckThat decides between the noose and the knifeIt's all luck,It's just luckWhen you're begging to switchWith some rich son-of-a-*****Who ain't never done nothing to deserve that lifeIt seems so easy to runUntil there's nowhere to goYou never get much for the dues you payYou never go far on the easy wayThere isn't much choiceBut to kneel and prayFor the river, the river, the riverTo flow, flow, flow, flow, flowFlow, flow, flow, flow, flow, flowFlowBut the river won't flow for you no no noThe river won't flow for you no no no noYou gotta live how you gotta liveYou gotta do what you gotta doCause the riverThe river don'tThe river won'tThe river can'tAin't never ever gonna flow for youNever gonna flow for youNever gonna flow for youNever gonna flow for you
