When I was a young man
Money was my hero
Something to believe in

Something to be seen
Now looking at the big lie
Looking back on my life

I'm adding up the zeros
In the book of might have been


When I was a young man
I was someone's hero
Someone to be seen with

Someone to believe

Now looking at the big lie

Looking back on my life
All that dirty water
In the river of my dreams


All that dirty water in my dreams


When I was a young man
Being cool came easy
Playing in the big lights

Trouble came for free

Now looking at the big lie

Looking back on my life
Trying to find the good seed
Now I'm down here in the weeds


All that dirty water in my dreams
All that dirty water in my dreams


When I was a young man
Music was my saviour

Took me to the fast lane
Answered all my needs


Now looking at the big lie
Looking back on my life
All it did was show me

All the things that might have been

All that dirty water in my dreams

All that dirty water in my dreams
All that dirty water in my dreams
All that dirty water in my dreams