Down By The River
City life was gettin' us down
So we spent the weekend out of town
Pitched the tent on the patch of ground
Down by the river
Lit a fire and drank some wine
You put your jeans on the top of mine
Said, come in the water's fine
Down by the river
Down by the river
Down by the river
Said, come in the water's fine
Down by the river
Didn't feel too good all night
So we took a walk in the morning light
Came across the strangest sight
Down by the river
Silver fish lay on its side
It was washed up by the early tide
I wonder how it died
Down by the river
Down by the river
Down by the river
Silver fish lay on its side
Down by the river
Doctor put us both to bed
He dosed us up and he shook his head
Only foolish people go, he said
Down by the river
Why do willows weep, said he
Because they're dying gradually
From the waste, from the factories
Down by the river
Down by the river
Down by the river
Why do willows weep, said he
Down by the river
In time, the river banks will die
The reeds will wilt and the ducks won't fly
There'll be a tear in the otter's eye
Down by the river
The banks will soon be black and dead
And where the otter raised his head
Will be a clean white stone instead
Down by the river
Down by the river
Down by the river
Will be a clean white stone instead
Down by the river
À Beira do Rio
A vida na cidade tava nos derrubando
Então passamos o fim de semana fora da cidade
Armamos a barraca em um pedaço de chão
À beira do rio
Acendemos uma fogueira e bebemos vinho
Você colocou seu jeans em cima do meu
Disse, vem, a água tá boa
À beira do rio
À beira do rio
À beira do rio
Disse, vem, a água tá boa
À beira do rio
Não me senti muito bem a noite toda
Então fizemos uma caminhada na luz da manhã
Nos deparamos com a visão mais estranha
À beira do rio
Peixes prateados deitados de lado
Foram levados pela maré da manhã
Me pergunto como eles morreram
À beira do rio
À beira do rio
À beira do rio
Peixes prateados deitados de lado
À beira do rio
O médico nos mandou pra cama
Ele nos medicou e balançou a cabeça
Só pessoas tolas vão, ele disse
À beira do rio
Por que os salgueiros choram, ele disse
Porque estão morrendo aos poucos
Por causa do lixo, das fábricas
À beira do rio
À beira do rio
À beira do rio
Por que os salgueiros choram, ele disse
À beira do rio
Com o tempo, as margens do rio vão morrer
As juncos vão murchar e os patos não vão voar
Vai ter uma lágrima no olho da lontra
À beira do rio
As margens logo estarão pretas e mortas
E onde a lontra levantou a cabeça
Vai ter uma pedra branca limpa no lugar
À beira do rio
À beira do rio
À beira do rio
Vai ter uma pedra branca limpa no lugar
À beira do rio