river of dreams

when i was a young man

money was my hero

something to believe in

something to be seen

now looking at the big lie

looking back on my life

i'm adding up the zeros

in the book of might have been

when i was a young man

i was someone's hero

someone to be seen with

someone to believe

now looking at the big lie

looking back on my life

all that dirty water

in the river of my dreams

all that dirty water in my dreams

when i was a young man

being cool came easy

playing in the big lights

trouble came for free

now looking at the big lie

looking back on my life

trying to find the good seed

now i'm down here in the weeds

all that dirty water in my dreams

all that dirty water in my dreams

when i was a young man

music was my saviour

took me to the fast lane

answered all my needs

now looking at the big lie

looking back on my life

all it did was show me

all the things that might have been

all that dirty water in my dreams

all that dirty water in my dreams

all that dirty water in my dreams

all that dirty water in my dreams