Letra de The river

Looked out my window to the east this morning
To the east there was a big old cloud
This Hurricane had no name
But it was sure to tear house from the ground.

It would take children from their mammas
No this terror don´t discriminate
But what´s worse is the sickness it would leave behind
mistrust confusion and hate.

[pre I]
We all look for salvation in the seconds before the rain
Why not say a little prayer on any old lovely day?

[chorus]
Take me as I am. Take me to the promised land.
Never let me go. Never leave me lonely.
Take me to the river. Accompany me to heaven.
Every one will know that you´re my one and only.

Little man why you play so hard,
Like no brother ain never gon´ do nothing good?
It´s such a shame when you act reckless
Like no one never found love in no hood.
Lord knows there are snakes in the water
And I´ve always had to fight for what´s mine.
But I would never tell my daughter
Being black means going and killing my own kind.

[pre II]
I´m all about keeping it real and death is a part of life...
But as long as we´re here walking around why we singing about trying to die?

[chorus]

(bridge)
It´s gonna be alright
Just take my hand
We´ll go together
No need to go far
What we´ve got right here
This is heaven