[Verse 1]
Taken to the river but the river don't flow
We gonna die cause the river ain't home
Oh, why
[Refrain]
We treat each other cruel
We treat each other cruel
[Verse 2]
I don't wanna learn the lessons you teach
You don't even speak the language that I speak
Oh, why
[Refrain]
We treat each other cruel
We treat each other cruel
[Bridge]
I was standing out in the middle of the night
I was standing out by the river
I was standing out by the water in the night
And I wonder if it would be better
If we all were the same
[Verse 3]
Well, what you wanna think becoming of me
So damn mad I can't even see right
[Refrain]
We treat each other cruel
We treat each other cruel
[Verse 4]
Break my head and call me wild
Keep your hands off the souls of our children
[Refrain]
We treat each other cruel
We treat each other cruel