When the River Moves On

Brother, brother, brother
Please forgive me
Your woman loves another
And I fear that I am he
We grew up in the same wood
And we fished the same pond
If ever our lines tangled
We'd cut 'em before dawn

Will you hold on
To what is gone?
Will you hold the rock
When the river moves on?

Mother, mother, mother
Sing a song to me
My friends have all gone travelling
And there's panic on TV
You know I am your baby
You've served my every need
But I've got this feeling lately
I've got to leave home to be free

So, will you hold on
To what is gone?
And will you hold the rock
When the river moves on?

Father, father, father
Don't you ever hold defeat
Let it slip right through your fingers
When people spit it through their teeth
I was created in your likeness
And for that I'm blessed to be
But it's time to separate my own dreams
From the ones you've passed to me

And will you hold on
To what is gone?
Will you hold the rock
When the river moves on?

Will you hold on
To what is gone?
Will you hold the rock
When the river moves on?