Waterfall
Amy Gilliom Lyrics

A lonely mother gazing out of her window
A sad mother staring out of her window

Staring at a son that she just can't touch.
Looking at her son who she cannot reach

If at any time he's in a jam she'll be by his side,
She will support him if he needs help

But he doesn't realize he hurts her so much.
He doesn't know how much he is hurting her

But all the praying just ain't helping at all,
Praying has not been effective

'Cause he can't seem to keep his self out of trouble.
He gets in trouble often

So, he goes out and he makes his money the best way he know how,
He earns money in the only way he knows

Another body laying cold in the gutter.
Another person is dead and abandoned

Don't go chasing waterfalls.
Don't pursue dangerous things

Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to.
Stick to what you know is safe

I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all,
You want everything to be to your liking

But I think you're moving too fast.
But you're doing it too quickly

Little precious has a natural obsession for temptation,
A person is naturally attracted to temptation

But he just can't see.
They are blind to the consequences

She give him loving that his body can't handle,
Making love is causing harm to him

But all he can say is, "Baby, it's good to me."
But he enjoys it too much to stop

One day he goes and takes a glimpse in the mirror,
One day he looks at himself in the mirror

But he doesn't recognize his own face.
He doesn't recognize himself

His health is fading and he doesn't know why.
He is losing his health and doesn't know why

Three letters took him to his final resting place.
An illness caused his death

I seen rainbow yesterday
I saw a rainbow yesterday

But too many storms have come and gone
Too many bad things have happened

Leavin' a trace of not on God-given ray
Causing a mark that is not good

Is it because my life is ten shades of gray
Maybe because my life is sad

I pray all ten fade away
I hope that all the sadness goes away

Seldom praise Him for the sunny days
I don't often thank God for the good times

And like his promise is true
God always keeps his promises

Only my faith can undo
Only my belief can change things

The many chances I blew
I messed up many opportunities

To bring my life to anew
To improve my life

Clear blue and unconditional skies
Beautiful, clear and peaceful skies

Have dried the tears from my eyes
Have stopped me from crying

No more lonely cries
I am no longer alone and sad

My only bleedin' hope
My only hope full of pain

Is for the folk who can't cope
Is for the people who are struggling

Wit such an endurin' pain
With such a long-lasting pain

That it keeps 'em in the pourin' rain
That it makes them stay in the rain

Who's to blame
Who is responsible

For tootin' caine in your own vein
For injecting cocaine in your veins

What a shame
It's a pity

You shoot and aim for someone else's brain
You harm others instead of yourself

You claim the insane
You say you are crazy

And name this day in time
You remember the time and date

For fallin prey to crime
For becoming a criminal's victim

I say the system got you victim to your own mind
I say that the system made you a victim of your own thoughts

Dreams are hopeless aspirations
Dreams seem impossible

In hopes of comin' true
But we hope they become a reality

Believe in yourself
Have faith in yourself

The rest is up to me and you
The outcome depends on us