Rodney Parker - In The River lyrics

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<b>In The River</b> by <i>Rodney Parker</i><br />

She's sitting on the counter with cotton ‘tween her toes

He's thinking about leaving, and making it known

And while she waits she pulls a petal from a rose

He's summing up syllables and putting on his clothes

And out in woods where the white river flows

It's carrying something home

But don't forget, that he just needs a kind he's never met

He just needs a kind he's never met

And you know all the words, but you ain't really heard ‘em yet

She wants to talk, she's a little bit scared

So she just keeps quiet and hopes he cares

And he thinks it over while he touches her hair

And he's gotta do it, though it's not fair

And out in the river there's rocks down

Where the sun can't point it's glare

But don't forget that he just needs a kind he's never met

He just needs a kind he's never met

And you know all the words, but you ain't really heard ‘em yet

And on the floor she's crying and moaning “Just can't be so.

“Well, I tried to be the one that he wants.

“He told me but it can't be so.”

Well, it was more than one, and it was more than one at once

And you want him now, but wait ‘til the morning

Your bed is half empty and your eyes are full wet

He's the kind that needs a woman, he just needs a kind he's never met

He just needs a kind he's never met

And you know all the words, but ten thousand flowers can't dam a river

Can they, baby? Can they, darlin'?

No, ten thousand flowers can't dam a river

Now, baby