I have never taken Life 
Yet I have often paid the price 
And you, you are a victim of this age 
And the guilt that hangs around your neck 
Has got me locked up in a cage 

You've got to learn to live until no end 
But first you must learn to swim 
All over again 
Because 

Pain lies on the riverside 
And Pain will never say goodbye 
Pain Lies on the Riverside 
So put you feet in the water 
Put your head in the water 
Put your soul in the water 
And join me for a swim tonight 

I have forever, always tried 
To stay clean and constantly baptized 
I am aware that the river's banks are dry 
And to wait for a flood 
Is to wait for life 

I've got to learn to live until no end 
But first I must learn to swim all 
Over again, 
Because 

Pain lies on the Riverside