River Lyrics - The Phoenix - Lyfe Jennings

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, yeah 

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 

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 

[Chorus] 

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,yea 

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 

[Chorus]