She said that time is unfair To a woman her age Now that wisdom has come Everything else fades She realizes she's seen better days She said she can't look back To her days of youth What she thought were lies She later found was truth She said her daddy had dreams But he drank them away And her mother's to blame For the way she is today
Life's river shall rise She said And only the strong shall survive She said But I'm feeling quite weak She said Will you comfort and forgive me? She said
She said she's still searching For Salvation's light Yeah she wishes all day And then she prays all night She said she won't speak of love 'Cause love she's never known And it's moments like these She hates to be alone
Life's river shall rise She said And only the strong shall survive She said But I'm feeling quite weak She said Will you comfort and forgive me? She said