The River

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