Pere Ubu – Down By The River lyrics

Down by the river
the corn is creepin
I cry for my lover
my lover's sleepin
Bad as it gets
gotten worse
I wanna run
Had to learn to crawl

The house on fire
the treaty's broken
I call for the law
the law is a token
As bad as it gets
it's gotten worse
I wanna run
I had to learn to crawl

This trip is the worst
I don't mean maybe
I call for the captain
She cries like a baby
As bad as it gets
it's gotten worse
I wanna run
I had to learn to crawl first

Bye-bye
Bye-bye baby my friend
Bye-bye!
Bye-bye baby
and she cries
and she cries
and she...
and then she...

I mighta not known
I mighta not guessed
I mighta been fine if she'd never confessed
As bad as it gets
it's gotten worse
I wanna run
I had to learn to crawl

Bye-bye
Bye-bye baby my friend
Bye-bye!
Bye-bye baby
It's time to leave
but I don't know when