well it's gonna be a painful summer
when the river's water it turns bitter
the nightmare it'll begin
the day of Mama's departing
so many years of suffering
as her man's loving
gradually x2
it gradually shrunk x2
she's said to have a new lover
but I think it's just a crush
they always make it
in a rush
a new lover but it's just a crush
they always make it
in a rush

as you take those gorgeous eyes
away with you
opening & closing as they need to
you will come to a station
where you must go up and over
and along and down and down
to a subway in a strange city
which will take you out to the suburbs
and then back to a new station
where you must walk along the sidings
to catch your connecting train
don't worry miss
it's a nice starry night
the moon is full
and everything's going to be alright
only watch out for that boy
has a jaunt in his step
that is not wholly innocent