Oh, ohnyou damn the rivernbut you can't stop the flownOh, ohnWe want it sonnYou try not to think about the feelings that you feeln'cause everybody knows that tender feelings aren't realnAnd if you start to look down there, who knows what would revealnYou've buried so much for so long, no wonder you can't dealnwith life and love beyond the present momentnYou just keep living your life like you don't own itnnOh, ohnyou damn the rivernbut you can't stop the flownOh, ohnWe want it sonnThe buildings built after the war aren't making any sensensometimes I like the circus more because it is in tentsnand if you hold my hand like that, in front of our parentsnin a lot of cultures we'd be married, we would split the rentnBut I have to say you're really not my boyfriendnthen you always ask, what am I doing here then?nnOh...nnYou damn the river, but you can't stop the flownOh, you want it so