Down by the waterside Tiretracks in the mud With my backdoor promises Got stranded in the flood Out on the shoreline Standing on my own I looked up And saw the sun and sinking like a stone Down by the waterside Down by the waterside All of that fury It seemed so long ago We laid down in the quiet Where the poisoned flowers grow Must have been your words of love Made me sleep so sound I woke up emptyhanded As the night came pouring down Down by the waterside Down by the waterside I left it all so far behind Never thought I could Now I just can't understand What made you look so good Standing watch the river flow Dove back to my dreams Away from all these people And their stupid little scene Down by the waterside Down by the waterside