Like a bird from prison bars I'm escaping And behind me on the long highway Is all that i'm forsaking Oh, river flows I am bound from the river you come I'm gonna bathe in the river Gonna hold my head up in the river Not gonna worry anymore Until i reach that home I don't feel afraid of how i feel And in family i will be free Oh, river flowing I'm gonna learn how to cope when you're gone I'm gonna bathe in the river Gonna hold my head up in the river Not gonna worry anymore gonna reach that home Mighty river Hear that rushing sound, I'm gonna bathe in the river Gonna hold my head up in the river Not gonna worry anymore gonna reach that home I'm gonna bathe in the river Gonna hold my head up in the river Not gonna worry anymore gonna reach that home