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Drowning Man Lyrics
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
Underneath the evening sky
Now it seems I could forget you
Rescue me, I'm bound to die
With no words to understand
And though I've tried I've come up empty
Heart of stone, drowning man
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
How much longer must you be
I'm all alone out on the ocean
When will you come and rescue me
In this world I've left behind
There is nothing left worth keeping
Not a thing to change my mind
Must we go without a sign
Caught out on these stormy waters
How can you treat me so unkind
That I'd dig this lousy hole
Oh, don't leave me here abandoned
In this dark night of the soul
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The song is about the apostle Peter whose name means rock (heart of stone). He denied Jesus three times before the cock cried and almost drowned when he lsot faith on the Sea of Galilee. (The rooster crowd and I am sinking.