Were you named for the river that surrounds

all my biggest mistakes?

Or the way that I made it out?

All the muscles in my mouth

never smiled or said profound things

Until the day she handed you to me.

For all the steps you'll take

and all you'll overcome

I wanna be the one to put it in a song.

Take every single tear

for all the world to hear.

I wanna be the one to put it in a song.

Cigarettes are raining hard

on the upper east side.

She brings me a cake,

we celebrate

I have arrived.

And I know that it's been sang before,

but you're my human holiday.

I put my hands to the table and dare to say...

"the love of my life?"

And your brother with his best friend

share the name of an inebriate

that couldn't bring me down!

For everything you've lost,

and all you've overcome

I wanna be the one to put it in a song.

Take every single tear

for all the world to hear

I wanna be the one to put it in a song

And make it last forever.

Clever comes from truth.

When the truth begets the past

it sends a call up to the moon

and the moon can see the beauty that surrounds

Your heart as it pounds.

It starts the beat

inspiring me

Until I make a sound.