The Riverboat Song

I see double

Up ahead

Where the riverboat swayed beneath the sun is where the river runs red

Like a king who stalks the wings and shoots a dove and frees an eagle instead

It's more or less the same as the things that you said

I see trouble

Up the road

Like the things you found in love, oh, by the way you'll have to cheat on your soul

Like the best or worst of thoughts that lose control before you lie on your bed

It's more or less the same as the things that you said

And anyway for all the things you know

Tell me, why does the river not flow?

And anyway for all the things you've said

Tell me, why does the river run red?

And anyway for all the things you've seen

Tell me, when will the river run green?

And anyway for all the things you know

Tell me, why does the river not flow?

It's more or less the things you fail to see in your way that's your trouble

Like a king who stalks the wings and shoots the moon and the stars and his double

It's more or less the same as the things that you said

And anyway for all the things you know

Tell me, why does the river not flow?

Anyway for all the things you've said

Tell me, why does the river run red?

And anyway for all the things you've seen

Tell me, when will the river run green?

And anyway for all the things you know

Tell me, why does the river not flow?

I see double

Up ahead

Where the riverboat swayed beneath the sun is where the river runs red

I see double

That's my trouble