By the rivers of babylon I sat and wept as I remembered zion And all the things that ruled my heart Said sing a song for us now But how could I sing for anyone but you? By the rivers of the street I could almost feel the spirit groan in me I was deaf, dumb and blind Choking on the dreams of human kind But how could I dream of anything but you? So for glory's sake, do not forget me I still believe, in the midst of my frailty For glory's sake, do not forget me I still believe and I'm dying to my, dying to my humanity By the rivers of the world We all got drunk on ourselves In the morning, the son will rise And despite all our sin save our lives How could you die for anyone but you? So for glory's sake, do not forget me I still believe, in the midst of my frailty For glory's sake, do not forget me I still believe and I'm dying to my, dying to my humanity By the rivers of babylon, by the rivers of babylon By the rivers of babylon, by the rivers of babylon