For a long time, I Sat by the river Listening Sun so hot, golden Flowers, started Browning I picked one up and Rubbed it on my cheek, sayin' They are like you They are like me Stopped, broke, and splayed On a far too hot day And it won't rain for months It won't rain for months Ooh Ooh Now I'm in bed At home by myself Weeping This place so carefully As I had expected Full of grief Like a looking glass I see my whole country, sayin' They are like you They are like me Stopped, broke, and splayed And it won't rain for months It won't rain for months Ooh Ooh