So Many Rivers - Bobby Womack

Wastin' my life

All the way back to my mama’s breast

My heart wasn’t ready for the changes that had to come

No, no

I never knew that life had so many bridges to cross

Every one was a lesson that I had to learn

Over each mountain

Oh, every stream I kept reachin', reachin' for my dream

I learned how to bend with every curve that life threw me

Whooo

I’ve taken my chances

Jumpin' each side of the fences

I paid a high price for the toll

Tryna be a dancer, yeah

So many rivers (Rivers)

So many bridges (Bridges)

So many mountains (Mountains)

Oh, so many turns

Got to be a reason (Reason)

For every season (For every season)

Oh and I’m just turnin' the pages of my life’s…

Storybook, yeah

I’m standing at the crossroads

Wonderin' which way does life go

Where does that river flow

I was to learn, I was to learn

What my mama said a long time ago

Experience is your wisdom

Truth is your freedom

You’re on your own, mirror mine

My reflection was that river all the time

So many rivers (Rivers)

So many bridges (Bridges)

So many mountains (Mountains)

Oh so many turns, oh yeah

There’s got to be a reason (Reason)

For every, every season (For every season)

I’m just turnin' the pages of my life’s…

Storybook, wohh-ohh

Oh yeah

Well

So many rivers (Rivers)

So many bridges (Bridges)

So many mountains (Mountains)

Oh, so many turns, yeah

There’s got to be a reason (Reason)

For every season (For every season)

I’m just turnin' the pages of my life’s…

Storybook

Ooh-hoo

Oh yeah

(Rivers) Woo-hooh-hooh

(Bridges)

Say it one more time

(Mountains)

So many mountains, so many turns

So many rivers (Rivers)

So many bridges (Bridges)

So many mountains (Mountains)

Oh, looking all those turns…