When the River Moves On

Brother, brother, brother Please forgive me Your woman loves another And I fear that I am he We grew up in the same wood And we fished the same pond If ever our lines tangled We'd cut 'em before dawn Will you hold on To what is gone? Will you hold the rock When the river moves on? Mother, mother, mother Sing a song to me My friends have all gone travelling And there's panic on TV You know I am your baby You've served my every need But I've got this feeling lately I've got to leave home to be free So, will you hold on To what is gone? And will you hold the rock When the river moves on? Father, father, father Don't you ever hold defeat Let it slip right through your fingers When people spit it through their teeth I was created in your likeness And for that I'm blessed to be But it's time to separate my own dreams From the ones you've passed to me And will you hold on To what is gone? Will you hold the rock When the river moves on? Will you hold on To what is gone? Will you hold the rock When the river moves on?