I'm going down, down, down My nose is in the sand Well, I'm going down, down, down My nose is buried in the sand A cloud of dust came over Now I'm drowning on dry land You know, my father came up to me one day Said, son don't rush to be a man Oh, my father came up to me one day Said, son don't hurry to be a man I didn't listen to my father Now I'm drowning on dry land You know, my mother she told me My li'l dog didn't see so well Ran on the railroad tracks Take off his tail He turned his head To peek over the rail Lost his whole damn head Trying to find a piece of tail I'm going down, down, down My nose is buried in the sand Yeah, a cloud of dust came over, baby Now I'm drowning on dry land A cloud of dust came over Now I'm drowning on dry land