Rhythm of the River Songtext
von Michael McDermott

Tossing and turning all night long when the
Dawn breaks it just gets worse
Pacing the fl oors of her apartment now
For that medicine she put in her purse
She dumped it all out on the kitchen table
All she got was a pile of ones
With all the Rhythm of the River she runs
She was working a so-co day drag
Went to make some coffee, quick
Then went and stood in the bathroom
Feeling like she was gonna get sick
The fi reworks in her head were ringing
Like a symphony of loaded guns
With all the Rhythm of the River she runs
After work, her and the other dancers
Would hit the scene down at the Indigo
Drinks were usually on the house
And they′d always score some blow
They'd wind up at that after hours
By the Robert Taylor homes


With all the Rhythm of the River she runs
You can get so damn defeated
Running and you don′t even move
You feel like you've been cheated
And you've got little left to prove
The city lights can be so blinding
As blinding as seven suns
With all the Rhythm of the River she runs
Sweet sugar daddy, he′s like clockwork
Creeping to a candle-lit room
Gotta be home to his wife by eleven
He never leaves a minute too soon
Most times, she can′t help but crying
Right when the old man cums
With all the Rhythm of the River she runs
Most mornings she sits in her windowsill
Clutching her knees to her chest
Trying to fi gure out what went wrong
In a life that once seemed blessed
What are these things that we fall for
When our strength fi nally succumbs
With all the Rhythm of the River she runs