The River

I was born by the river
 That my momma cried when my daddy died
 Maybe that was the reason I didn't get the attention
 That I was needing to touch
 'Cause I reminded her of him too much
 Couldn't understand what she felt so I hated her, yea
 'Til I was old enough to hate myself
 And I felt like a slave down in South Carolina
 Cursing the vagina that gave life to me, oh
 I couldn't see what I had the potential to be?
 'Til I got down on my knees and begged God
 To please take control of my life today
 'Cause there's no way, there's no way, no way, no way
 I can do it on my own and no matter how my friends try to console
 They can never, never know what I go through
 So I turn my heart over completely to you, yes Lord, I do
 I was born in a hurry
 'Cause my momma had to be back to work at 8: 30
 Maybe that was the reason there was always this feeling
 That she was rushing herself
 She didn't even have the time to spend loving herself
 Let alone, someone else, so I hated her, yeah
 'Cause I loved her, yea and I cried, yea
 Like the Klu Klux Klan at the Million Man March
 Partially broke my spirit, partially broke my heart
 I couldn't start to be what I had the potential to be?
 'Til I got down on my knees and begged God
 To please take control of my life today
 'Cause there's no way, there's no way, no way, no way
 I can do it on my own and no matter how my friends try to console
 They can never, never know what I go through
 So I turn my heart over completely to you, yes Lord, I do