Lyfe Jennings The River song lyrics

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