I woke up to find the earth was round one day And all around the world, now, things began to change Never had I ever seen the sun Rise that way above the day to greet the dawn And the earth shook beneath my feet And the storm raged through the night And I lost all that I had won Oh, but I flowed like the river Flow, oooh Flow, oooh So you think you got it all figured out All this money in the bank and women all about Well, now, whatcha gonna do when your ship starts to sink? Caught in a monstrous sea and you won't be able to think Yeah, and it's there you'll learn what I know That all of this world will fade You gotta learn to let it all go And flow like the river Flow, oooh Flow, oooh