Ain't no miracle bein' bornPeople doin' it every dayIt ain't no miracle growin' upPeople just grow that waySo it goesPeople just grow that wayLike it goesLike the river flowsAnd time just rolls right onAnd maybe what's goodGets a little bit betterAnd maybe what's badGets a-goin'And bless the childOf the workin' manShe knows too soonWho she isAnd bless the handsOf the workin' manHe knows his soulIs hisSo it goesLike it goesLike the river flowsAnd the time just rollsRight onAnd maybe what's goodGets a little bit betterAnd maybe what's badGets goneSo it goesLike it goesLike the river flowsLike the river flowsAnd the time just rollsRight onAnd maybe what's goodGets a little bit betterAnd maybe what's badGets a little bit betterIt's gone