Drowning Man Lyrics - Arlo Guthrie

words and music by Arlo Guthrie 

I remember when I met you 

Underneath the evening sky 

Now it seems I could forget you 

Rescue me, I'm bound to die 

All the promises we made there 

With no words to understand 

And though I've tried I've come up empty 

Heart of stone, drowning man 

CHORUS: 

I'm going down for the third time 

And I need a helping hand 

The rooster crows and I'm sinking 

Heart of stone, drowning man 

Where are you, my dear companion 

How much longer must you be 

I'm all alone out on the ocean 

When will you come and rescue me 

It's too late for new beginnings 

In this world I've left behind 

There is nothing left worth keeping 

Not a thing to change my mind 

CHORUS 

How far down the road to glory 

Must we go without a sign 

Caught out on these stormy waters 

How can you treat me so unkind 

Did you know from the beginning 

That I'd dig this lousy hole 

Oh, don't leave me here abandoned 

In this dark night of the soul 

CHORUS