Brian Eno & David Byrne

Im standing on the stage
Im working in a restaurant
I make a decent wage- and I-
Will sing into the microphone
The river rise up
& flows above the interstate
Beyond the schools and shops-
Theres no way to communicate
The waters moving on
Beyond the lies and hypocrites
Im thinking of a song
I need you to remember it
The forest is alive
It asks us to participate
We lifted up our eyes
To promise and reciprocate
We fell down on our knees
For evry human being--
One sad day I will fly away
And one sad day I will tip toe away
Oooh
But a change is gonna come
Like Sam Cooke sang in 63
The river sings a song- to me-
On evry St Cecillias day
So when I was reborn
I went back to the restaurant
The rivers moving on- from here-
To sing its crazy symphony
Ill go home- where you are right in front of me
[ The River Lyrics ]