Ab               Eb
I'm standing on the stage
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I'm working in a restaurant
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I make a decent wage- and I-
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Will sing into the microphone

[Verse 2]
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The river rises up
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And flows above the interstate
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Beyond the schools and shops - how far
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There's no way to communicate
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Oh

[Verse 3]
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And the water's moving on
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Beyond the lies and hypocrites
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I'm thinking of a song
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I need you to remember it
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The forest is alive
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It asks us to participate
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We lifted up our eyes
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To promise and reciprocate
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When we fell down on our knees
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For ev'ry human being——

[Bridge]
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One sad day I will fly away
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And one sad day I will tip-toe away
Bb
Oooh

[Verse 4]
      Ab               Eb
But a change is gonna come
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Like Sam Cooke sang in '63
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The river sings a song - to me
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On ev'ry St. Cecillia's day

[Verse 5]
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So when I was reborn
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I went back to the restaurant
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The river's moving on - from here
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To sing its crazy symphony
            Bb           Ab               Eb
And I'll go home - where you are right in front of me