I once promised to take you out I'm a man of my word So don't you doubt I'll rise up to the occasion I'll build you a new nation Where you can cry your guts right out And in times when it gets rough We'll manage to get back on top It's pouring dirt From clouds of mud And the river's deep From the flood I'm gonna build you That private arc For your shiny things Your goofy art I'll be there To steer the wheel To guide you Through these ordeals Babe with you I sail the sea And in times when it gets rough We'll manage to get back on top It's pouring dirt From clouds of mud And the river's deep From the flood And in times when it gets rough We'll manage to get back on top It's pouring dirt From clouds of mud And the river's deep From the flood