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by Arlo Guthrie


Drowning Man 
words and music by Arlo Guthrie

Intro:   

                 
I remember when I met you
                    
Underneath the evening sky
                    
Now it seems   I could forget you
                       
Rescue me, I'm bound to die
                   
All the promises we made there
                    
With no words  to understand
                               
And though I've tried   I've come up empty
                        
Heart of stone, drowning man

CHORUS:
                      
I'm going down for the third time
                    
And I need   a helping hand
                           
The rooster crows    and I'm sinking
                        
Heart of stone, drowning man


Where are you, my dear companion
How much longer must you be
I'm all alone out on the ocean
When will you come and rescue me

It's too late for new beginnings
In this world I've left behind
There is nothing left worth keeping
Not a thing to change my mind

CHORUS

How far down the road to glory
Must we go without a sign
Caught out on these stormy waters
How can you treat me so unkind

Did you know from the beginning
That I'd dig this lousy hole
Oh, don't leave me here abandoned
In this dark night of the soul

CHORUS