I was born by the river
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That my momma cried when my daddy died
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Maybe that was the reason
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I didn't get the attention
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that I was needing to touch
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cause i reminded her of him too much.
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Couldn't understand what she felt so I hated her, yea
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'Till I was old enough to hate myself.
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And I felt like a slave down in South Carolina
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Cursin' the vagina that gave life to me, oh
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I couldn't see what I had the potential to be
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'Till i got down on my knees
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And begged God to please
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Take control of my life today
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Chorus
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'Cause there's no way,
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there's no way, no way, no way
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I can make it on my own, (hey)
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And no matter how my friends try to console
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They could never never know what I go through.
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So I turn my heart over completely
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To You , yes Lord, I do.
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I was born in a hurry
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Cause my momma had to be back to work at 8:30
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Maybe that was the reason there was always this feeling
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Like she was rushin' herself,
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She didn't even have the time to spend
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Loving her self
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Let alone someone else,
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So I hated her, yea
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Cause I loved her, yea
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And I cried, yea!
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Like the Ku Klux Klan at the Million Man March
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Partially broke my spirit
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Partially broke my heart
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I couldn't start to be what I had the potential to be
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Till i got down on my knees
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And begged God to please
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Take control of my life today
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Chorus
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Cause there's no way,
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There's no way, no way, no way
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I can make it on my own
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and no matter how my friends try to console
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They could never know what I go through
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So I turn my heart over Completely
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To You,
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Yes Lord, I Do.
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The River
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Lyfe |