[Verse 1]
She said that time is unfair
To a woman her age
Now that wisdom has come
Everything else fades
She said she realizes
She's seen her better days

She said she can't look back
To her days of youth
What she thought were lies
She later found was truth
She said her daddy had dreams
But he drank them away
And her mother's to blame
For the way she is today

[Chorus]
"Life's river shall rise"
She said
"And only the strong shall survive"
She said
"But I'm feeling quite weak"
She said
"Will you comfort and forgive me?"
She said
[Verse 2]
She said she's still searching
For salvation's light
She said she wishes all day
And she prays all night
She said she won't speak of love
Because love she's never known
When it's moments like these
She hates to be alone

[Chorus]
"Life's river shall rise"
She said
"And only the strong shall survive"
She said
"But I'm feeling quite weak"
She said
"Will you comfort and forgive me?"
She said

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
"Life's river shall rise"
She said
"And only the strong shall survive"
She said
"But I'm feeling quite weak"
She said
"Will you comfort and forgive me?"
She said
"Life's river shall rise"
She said
"And only the strong shall survive"
She said
"But I'm feeling quite weak"
She said
"Will you comfort and forgive, forgive me?"
She said

[Outro]
"Forgive me"
She said
"Forgive me"
She said