By The River - By Carroll Bryant

BY THE RIVER - By Carroll Bryant 

I'm gonna lay

Gonna lay me down by the river

Raise my hands and then shed my skin

It's okay

To be good enough for decent 

I forgive myself for all my sins 

It so happens that life gets so little 

Before it gets too big

When you're young 

You only live to reach the middle 

Because you never think you will ever make it to the end 

That's the sickness

Being invincible 

Being all you can

 

I'm gonna lay

Gonna lay me down by the river

Raise my hands and then shed my skin

It's okay

To be good enough for decent 

I forgive myself for all my sins

Life's lemonade is made with imperfect lemons 

Bitter to the taste so swallow what you can

Mysteries and magic

You hold it in your hands

Best to be gentle and a gentleman 

We're only human

Woman to woman 

And man unto man 

I'm gonna lay

Gonna lay me down by the river

Raise my hands and then shed my skin

It's okay

To be good enough for decent 

I forgive myself for all my sins 

A team of wild horses couldn't pull me away 

Drag me away from the likes of you

So, listen closely

I will be your hero and I will be your fool 

That's the sickness

Being invincible 

Being all that you can 

We're only human

Woman to woman

And man unto man 

I'm gonna lay

Gonna lay me down by the river

Raise my hands and then shed my skin

It's okay

To be good enough for decent 

I forgive myself for all my sins