The River
As I walk through the valleyOf the shadow of L.A.The footsteps that were next to meHave gone their separate ways
I've seen enough now to know that beautiful thingsDon't always stay that wayI've done enough now to know this beautiful placeIsn't everything they say
I heard that evil comes disguisedLike the city of angelsI'm walking towards the light
Baptized in the riverI've seen a vision of my life and I wanna be deliveredIn the city was a sinnerI've done a lot of things wrong but I swear I'm a believer
Like the prodigal son, I was out on my ownNow I'm trying to find my way back homeBaptized in the riverI'm delivered, I'm delivered
You're from a small townYou're gonna grow up fast underneath these lightsDown in Hollywood on the boulevardThe dead come back to life
To the praying Mother and the worried FatherLet your children goIf they come back they'll come home strongerAnd if they don't you'll know
They say evil that comes disguisedLike the city of angelsI'm walking towards the light
Baptized in the riverI've seen a vision of my life and I wanna be deliveredIn the city was a sinnerI've done a lot of things wrong but I swear I'm a believer
Like the prodigal son, I was out on my ownNow I'm trying to find my way back homeBaptized in the riverI'm delivered, I'm delivered
Baptized in the river(On my own!)Baptized in the river(On my own!)I wanna be delivered
(On my own!)(On my own!)
Baptized in the river(On my own!)I wanna be deliveredBaptized in the river(On my own!)I wanna be delivered
Baptized in the river(On my own!)I wanna be deliveredI confess I'm a sinnerI've seen a vision of my lifeAnd I wanna be delivered!