When the River Moves On
Navigating Love and Freedom: When the River Moves On
Lyrics
Brother brother brother
Expressing a familial connection, addressing a brother.
Please forgive me
Seeking forgiveness or understanding from the brother.
Your woman loves another
Noting that the brother's woman is in love with someone else.
And I fear that I am he
Expressing fear that he is the person the woman loves.
We grew up in the same wood
Highlighting a shared background or upbringing in the same place.
We fished the same pond
Recalling shared experiences, specifically fishing in the same pond.
If ever our lines tangled
Referencing a commitment to untangle problems or conflicts together.
We'd cut 'em before dawn
Emphasizing the importance of resolving issues before dawn.
Will you hold on to what is gone
Pondering whether the brother will cling to the past.
Will you hold the rock when the river moves on
Asking if the brother will endure when circumstances change.
Mother mother mother
Addressing the mother and seeking comfort or support.
Sing a song to me
Requesting a song from the mother, possibly for solace.
My friends have all gone traveling
Noting the absence of friends and a sense of panic in the world.
And there's panic on TV
Highlighting a personal connection with the mother as her baby.
You know I am your baby
Expressing dependency on the mother for needs.
You've served my every need
Admitting a recent desire for freedom and a need to leave home.
But I've got this feeling lately
Expressing a sense of obligation to depart for personal growth.
I've got to leave home to be free
Continuation of the question regarding holding on to the past.
Will you hold...
Repeating the question about holding onto what is gone.
Father father father
Addressing the father and advising against accepting defeat.
Don't you ever hold defeat
Encouraging the father not to let defeat slip away easily.
Let it slip right through your fingers
Advising against disregarding defeat when others speak of it.
When people spit it through their teeth
Emphasizing being created in the father's likeness as a blessing.
I was created in your likeness
Acknowledging a need to pursue personal dreams separate from the father's.
And for that I'm blessed to be
Acknowledging the blessings of inheriting dreams from the father.
But its time to separate my own dreams
Stressing the necessity to pursue one's own dreams at this time.
For the ones you've passed to me
Referring to the dreams passed down by the father.
Will you hold...
Repeating the question about holding onto what is gone.
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