The Sea Refuses No River

<br>I remember being richer than a king<br>The minutes of the day were golden<br>I recall that when the joint passed round<br>My body felt a little colder<br>But now I`m like a sewer channel - running lime and scag<br>Let me get at the master panel - let me at my stack<br><br>The sea refuses no river<br>And right now this river`s banks are blown<br>The sea refuses no river<br>Whether stinking and rank<br>Or red from the tank<br>Whether pure as a spring<br>There`s no damned thing stops the poem<br>The sea refuses no river<br>And this river is homeward flowing<br><br>I have seen a trace of strain<br>In other`s eyes not spoken<br>I must admit that I enjoyed their pain<br>But this time it`s me that`s broken<br>I demand for you and His<br>This must be the time<br>When we decide what freedom is<br>Turn water into wine<br><br>For the sea refuses no river<br>We`re polluted now but in our hearts still clean<br>The sea refuses no river<br>We tried not to age<br>But time had it`s rage<br>We`re washed over stones<br>From babes into clones of the mean<br>The sea won`t refuse this muddy river<br>Nor deny the sulfurous stream<br><br>There was a fool in a dressing robe<br>Riding out the twilight hour<br>Lonely and cold in an empty home<br>Trying to assess his power<br>But now he`s like a stream in flood<br>Swollen by the storm<br>He doesn`t care if he sheds his blood<br>Let him be reborn<br><br>For the sea refuses no river<br>Remember that when the beggar buys a round<br>The sea refuses no river<br>And rain fills the gutters<br>No time for stutters<br>This is our chance<br>To sing and to dance and to clown<br>The sea refuses no river<br>And rivers were sprung to drown<br><br>The sea refuses no river<br>No pecking code respected for the damned<br>The sea refuses no river<br>Whether starving or ill<br>Or strung on some pill<br>Just `cos you own the land<br>There`s no unique hand plugs the dam<br>The sea refuses no river<br>And the river is where I am<br><br>The river is where I am