When I was a boy I would stare at the stars
And wonder how something so little could get out that far
Do they all work together
Do they ever feel alone
When I move to the country I'm gonna lend a helping hand
By plowing the wheat fields well I'll understand
A hard days work
And the spirit of this promised land
And we'll go down down the river on that old boat
I don't care about much just as long as it floats
And I'll row away my sorrow with every stroke
And we'll find love before we're out of luck
Before we're out of time
Before our time is up
When I head to the city gonna need to toughen up
With everything changing how am I to keep up
But I'll climb the tallest building
Just to find out what I need
Well I know that this world can be horribly hard
With the headlines of the papers
Showing pain in our backyards
But I'll keep searching
For the love that will heal these scars
And we'll go down down the river on that old boat
I don't care about much just as long as it floats
And I'll row away my sorrow with every stroke
And we'll find love before we're out of luck
Before we're out of time
Before our time is up
We'll keep towing the line
Keep on fighting that good fight
We'll find love in here tonight
I see beauty, it's inside
And we'll go down down the river on that old boat
I don't care about much just as long as it floats
And I'll row away my sorrow with every stroke
And we'll find love before we're out of luck
And we'll go down down down down the river
Before our time is up