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THE GOOD AND THE BAD ALWAYS COMES FROM UPSTREAM
WHEN ITâS GOOD ITâS NEVER AS GOOD AS IT SEEMS
YOUâRE EITHER SWIMMINâ OR SINKIN' AND THEREâS NO IN BETWEEN
I LOOKED TO THE RIVER FOR A WHOLE LOT MORE
JUST LIKE MY DADDY AND HIS DADDY BEFORE
WAITINâ ON OUR DREAMS TO WASH UP ON THE SHORE
WE QUIT SCHOOL AND GOT MARRIED TOO SOON
CONVINCED OURSELVES IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO
BUT WE KNEW IN OUR HEARTS IT WAS CAUSE WE HAD TO
WHEN EVERY JOB ON LAND IN THIS TOWN FELL DEAD
I PROMISED YOU IâD FIND SOMETHINâ INSTEAD
BUT HAD NOWHERE ELSE TO TURN WHEN SOMEBODY SAID...
THE RIVERâS WORKIN'
YEAH THE RIVERâS WORKIN'
AND IF YOU WANNA BE A WORKINâ MAN
YOU GOTTA BREAK YOUR BACK AND BRUISE YOUR HANDS
SO GET ON BOARD AND BE GLAD YOU CAN
AND FORGET ABOUT THE PROMISE LAND
CAUSE THE RIVERâS WORKINâ
I WAKE UP IN THE MORNINâ TO THE ENGINES CHURNINâ
6 HOURS OFF AND 6 HOURS BURNINâ
THINKINâ âBOUT HOME AND WHEN THIS BOATâLL BE TURNINâ
LIFE ON A TUG IS WAY TOO SLOW
WHEN YOUâRE FIGHTINâTHE CURRENT AND THE WATERâS TOO LOW
WITH A THOUSAND MORE MILES AND A MONTH TO GO
I SEE DECK HANDS AND PILOTS WAY PAST THEIR PRIME
AFTER ALL THESE YEARS THEY STILL DONâT HAVE A DIME
AND WEâRE ALL GETTINâ OLD BEFORE OUR TIME
BUT IF YOU AINâT WORKINâ YOUâRE JUST LIVINâ A LIE
AND IF YOU AINâT LIVINâ YOUâRE JUST WAITINâ TO DIE
SO YOU ROLL WITH THE FLOW AND YOU DONâT ASK WHY...
REPEAT
AND IF YOU WANNA BE A WORKINâ MAN
YOU GOTTA BREAK YOUR BACK AND BRUISE YOUR HANDS
IF YAâ CANâT DO WHATCHAâ WANT YOU DO WHAT YOU CAN
SO FORGET ABOUT THE PROMISE LAND
CAUSE THE RIVERâS WORKINâ
YOU BETTER TAKE IT BOY
CANâT WAIT TO GET HOME TO KISS YOUR FACE
TELL OUR BABY IâLL BE HOME SOON
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