the water comes down from the higher ground
and it s carryin the sin of man
we can t help but get thirsty
down here where the river is damned
they say good things happen up river
the river it can wash a man clean
but down here the water s just dirty
you can try but it s hard to get up from down stream
but I ll try again
I ll paddle up this river of sin
i ll send up a broken amen
i ll swallow some pride but i won t be denied
cause i ll try again and again
If i had a boat for this river
i d find out just what it all means
i d go see all those used to be heathens
come up from the water washed clean
and i d wash my own sins in that river
but i wonder how much more it can bear
it must be so full of misdoing and shame
i can t see the bottom from here
but I ll try again
I ll paddle up this river of sin
i ll send up a broken amen
i ll swallow some pride but i won t be denied
cause i ll try again and again