When I was a traveler
I used to love to watch the rain
I'd stand under the downspout
Let the water cool my brainI never thought to worry
If the river rose too high
That all the seeds we planted
Would get washed out with the tideBut now I am a man
And I need a place to hideBut there's nowhere to run
And there's no place to hide
Where the water runs free
And the mud starts to slideWhen I was a young man
I could work through wind and rain
I never thought to worry
Had no reason to complainI thought that I was standin'
On a rock so firm and strong
But it was easy then to see
Just what was right and what was wrongBut now I am a man
I won't be hangin' 'round too longWhen I was a child
I used to love to watch the rain
I'd stand under the downspout
Let the water cool my brainI never thought to worry
If the river rose too high
And all the dreams we planted
Would get washed out with the tideBut there's nowhere to run
And there's no place to hide
Where the water runs free
And the mud starts to slideWhere the water runs free
And the mud starts to slide