All I need is a little tender touch And yet we burn the coal Oh, baby, I heard what you´ve been saying And I know that we will be all right
You are just a tired girl And I am just a tired boy And we ain´t gonna let it fall But you can´t, but you can´t let me take you down Cause we got to take it slow Oh but I, I am just working hard And you, you You´re just working through it And all of us Ah, we just play it cool Your love, my love, our love Oh, it´s like a mighty river, baby
Please, lord, can you hear my prayer? Don´t let it fall on deaf ears But ain´t nobody hearin´ me So I guess I´ll just have to speak up
She is just a pure girl And I am just a dirty boy And we´re just trying to work it through But there ain´t, but there ain´t no one to cut me Like the words that she used
Oh but I, I am just working hard And you, you You´ve been just working, too And all of us Ah, we just play it cool Your love, my love, our love Oh, it´s like a mighty river, baby
Gotta let it, let it flow Gotta let it, let it flow... I know, I know I´ve gotta, gotta