Down by the Waterside Songtext
von Wilko Johnson

Down by the waterside
Tiretracks in the mud
With my backdoor promises
Got stranded in the flood
Out on the shoreline
Standing on my own
I looked up
And saw the sun and sinking like a stone
Down by the waterside
Down by the waterside


All of that fury
It seemed so long ago
We laid down in the quiet
Where the poisoned flowers grow
Must have been your words of love
Made me sleep so sound
I woke up emptyhanded
As the night came pouring down
Down by the waterside
Down by the waterside

I left it all so far behind
Never thought I could
Now I just can′t understand
What made you look so good
Standing watch the river flow
Dove back to my dreams
Away from all these people
And their stupid little scene
Down by the waterside
Down by the waterside