38 YEARS I BEEN LYIN’ HERE

ALL ALONE AMONG THE MULTITUDE

ALL OF US LAME BLIND AND PARALYZED

FIRST ONE IN GETS HEALED WHEN THE WATER MOVES

 

WONDER WHY NOBODY CARES FOR ME

ON MY OWN THERE’S NOTHIN’ I CAN DO

FIGURE THAT THOSE WITH THE GREATEST NEED

ARE NEVER FAST ENOUGH WHEN THE WATER MOVES

 

DO YOU WANT TO BE HEALED?

 

IN 38 YEARS I WOULD NEVER HEAR

A MORE FOOLISH QUESTION ASKED SO CHEERFULLY

EXPLAININ’ MYSELF TO THE SILLY MAN

THE REASON IT AIN’T HAPPENIN’ FOR ME

 

CAN’T YOU SEE NOBODY CARES FOR ME?

BEEN BROKE SO LONG AND YOU SEE I’M BROKEN STILL

OF COURSE YOU KNOW I WANNA HAVE A DIFFERENT LIFE

THE WATER MOVES BUT I KNOW I NEVER WILL

 

TAKE YOUR BED UP AND WALK

 

I DON’T KNOW WHAT CAME OVER ME

WE ALL KNOW I’D NEVER WALKED BEFORE

I STOOD RIGHT UP AND I TOOK A STEP

NOT CRIPPLED BY EXCUSES ANYMORE