On the Dark Water's Edge

My love she said, if you keep goin’ on

You might never come back again.

But I’ve always been a stubborn one

If she’s right that’s unfortunate.

Open your eyes she cried to me.

This ain’t what you were born to do.

Why would I open my eyes, my love

My eyes only tell me lies.

As I set out beyond her now

To the lonesome city streets

Dust kicked up around the avenue

And muddied up my feet.

Wandering ‘round I found myself

Gazing on the river's edge.

A sailboat idles in the dark water there

If only that was me I said.

One eye open and one eye closed

And a headache that could really bring me down.

I stumbled back to my sweetheart’s door

Like a million times before.

I stumbled back to my sweetheart’s door

Like a million times before.