Well come on, you weak of knees

Afraid of the thought police

You who say our generation is forsaken

Get out of your clouds of weed

Get out of your time machines

You can say that the sleeper has awakened.

You gotta scream and shout

If you're gonna work this out

Change comes when the water falls

I've been waiting so long for you down by the river.

Well the walls are closing in

And your head's in constant spin

And the pain in your eyes I do comprehend

Don't believe celebrities

The money-suckin' mps

The device in your hands, imitation beauty.

You gotta scream and shout

If you're gonna work this out

Change comes when the water falls

I've been waiting so long for you down by the river.

Lick your lips like a prize-fighter

Surely you can take a punch

Your knuckles can't get no whiter

They're gonna eat you for lunch boy

So come on.

You gotta scream and shout

If you're gonna work this out

Change comes when the water falls

I've been waiting for you to come down by the river.