She said that time is unfair to a woman her age
And now that wisdom has come everything else fades
She said she realizes she's seen her better days
She said she can't look back to her days of youth
What she thought were lies, she later found was truth
She said her daddy had dreams but he drank them away
And her mother's to blame for the way she is today

Life's river shall rise, she said
And only the strong shall survive, she said
But I'm feeling quite weak, she said
Will you comfort and forgive me, she said

She said she's still searching for salvation's light
Yet she wishes all day and she prays all night
She said she won't speak of love cause love she's never known
She said it's moments like these she hates to be alone

Life's river shall rise, she said
And only the strong shall survive, she said
But I'm feeling quite week, she said
Will you comfort and forgive me, she said