The River Man

Ooh-ooh-ooh

All the weekend warriors touching down

Leaving a black stain on the sacred ground

Ready and willing to feel wild

Even the traffic sings in tune and perfect time

Bet you're feeling the wind is at your back

Pushing the train to jump the track

Racing the night line, never slowing down

(Oh, oh)

They all roll downtown, where the water goes

(Oh, oh)

Singing, "Nobody knows what the river knows"

You had a good long run like the river man done

Try to wear it like a hard-livin' son of a gun

I guess nobody told you how it goes

Who knows what the river man knows?

Ooh-ooh-ooh

All of the drifters sleeping in

The river man ties his shoes, he's clocking in

Swingers and tough guys leave when the bell rings

Sunday's the high tide, and all the lines are fraying

You can pull up a chair and wear your beads

Dance in the moonlit Fleur-de-Lis

And curse the morning while the rivers sing

(Oh, oh)

They all roll downtown, where the water goes

(Oh, oh)

Singing, "Nobody knows what the river knows"

You had a good long run like the river man done

Try to wear it like a hard-livin' son of a gun

I guess nobody told you how it goes

Who knows what the river man knows?

All the weekend warriors touching down

Leaving a black stain on the sacred ground (ooh-ooh)

Ready and willing to feel wild

Even the traffic sings in tune and perfect time

(Oh, oh)

They all roll downtown, where the water goes

(Oh, oh)

Singing, "Nobody knows what the river knows"

You had a good long run like the river man done

Try to wear it like a hard-livin' son of a gun

I guess nobody told you how it goes

Oh, no, I guess nobody told you how it goes

Who knows what the river man knows?

Knows, knows, knows, knows

Oh, who knows (what the river man knows?)

Knows, knows, knows, knows