You're tryin' to make sense of somethin' that you just don't see
Once you were tethered, now you are free
Now I can see you waverin' as you try to decide
Nothin' to trust, nothin' but chains, you've been scourin' your conscience
How fine your life used to be, runnin' around, bangin' your drum
That have gone wrong and you're tryin' to remember
That was the river, river, river, river, river, river, river and this the sea
Or maybe you've been sufferin' from a few too many plans
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
That was the river, this is the sea
You're tryin' to make sense now and you know that you once held the key
And now if you're feelin' weary, if you've been alone too long
But that was the river, this is the sea
Like it's 1973, well that was the river, this is the sea
And now you say you've got trouble, you say you've got pain
And now, you don't need a ticket, you don't pay no fee
That was the river, this the sea, that was the river, this the sea
You say you've got nothin' left to believe in, nothin' to hold on to
Now I hear there's a train, it's comin' on down the line
Rakin' through your memory but that was the river, this is the sea
Rakin' through your memory, scourin' your conscience
Once you were tethered, now you are free
Because that was the river and this is the sea
And you don't need no ticket and you don't pay no fee
You've got a war in your head and it's tearin' you up inside
It's yours if you hurry, you've got still enough time