Were you named for the river that surrounds
all my biggest mistakes
Or the way that I made it out
All the muscles in my mouth
never smiled or said profound things
Until the day she handed you to me
For all the steps you`ll take
and all you`ll overcome
I wanna be the one to put it in a song
Take every single tear
for all the world to hear
I wanna be the one to put it in a song
Cigarettes are raining hard
on the upper east side
She brings me a cake
we celebrate
I have arrived
And I know that it`s been sang before
but you`re my human holiday
I put my hands to the table and dare to say
the love of my lif
And your brother with his best friend
share the name of an inebriate
that couldn`t bring me down
For everything you`ve los
and all you`ve overcome
I wanna be the one to put it in a son
Take every single tear
for all the world to hear
I wanna be the one to put it in a song
And make it last forever
Clever comes from truth
When the truth begets the past
it sends a call up to the moon
and the moon can see the beauty that surrounds
Your heart as it pounds
It starts the beat
inspiring me
Until I make a sound