by the river

By the river through cobwebbed crannies we crawl

Up against them all

Under bridges and over graffitied walls

We sin and fall

All our craving our midnight ravings our love affairs

Were born right there

I swear

I dont know how it started

Or if it's ever gonna end

But ever since we parted

I've had a feeling that is

Strange



From the dirty old dealer in his bivouac

To the meadow by the river off the beaten trac

With a pocket full of poisen

We wont forget this one

To the bloody stained floors of the local casualty

With television eyes and a loss of dignity

To the boys in blue

What we gonna do

I dont

I dont know how it started

Or if its ever gonna end

But ever since we parted

I've ahad a feeling that is

Strange, strange



We grew up with this every day

But the smiley faces helped us out, in a way

We got broken bones, sick on the floor

A bloke who thinks he's a matador in the way

In our way

We got silhouetted, caught light headed in the field

Where we lay

And i hope your better mate coz i can't stop getting afraid

If you ok

We were by the river we've got cold steel legs and

shivering heads

At the thought of how we're coming down

We're getting out of this town

I dont

I dont kniow how it started

Or if it's ever gonna end

But ever since we parted

I've had a feeling that is

Strange, strange