ANOTHER RIVER

there ain't a cloud in the sky
and I'm in good health
I think about last night
I think about how you handled yourself

I got my mind made up
who gonna stop me huh?
flying in over the city
to an italian opera

such a beautiful bride
quite a good looking groom
the mouse living in the kitchen
just ran into the living room

there's an evil in a crowd
you can feel it as it moves
it's to bound to get even worse
before it ever improves

we were on another river
you can't call it the same
another river by another name

the situation at work
must've come to a head
we're in real trouble here
was all it was that you said, my dear

some things you're born with
like the opposable thumb
you can't make money
unless you already got some

I've been listening
to such bad advice
people trying to please
people trying to be nice

running all over the place
nowhere that I want to be
but for a limited time
you could be perfect for me

we were on another river
you can't call it the same
another river by another name

I had to cancel again
you're back drawing a bath
a whole lot can happen
within a year and a half

I could make a good case
it couldn't ever occur
every other face
is just a caricature

they'll never take it away
we'll give it willingly
this whole Orwellian world
looks optimistic to me

the book I took down to read
I'm putting back up on the shelf
maybe I'll walk my dog
I could use a walk myself

we were on another river
you can't call it the same
another river by another name