When you're livin' in a town like this
It's easy to sit back and just forget
That the world keeps on splinin' round ad round
Round and round, round and round

The beast is bitter, sink its teeth in deep
She'll bite you while you're dreamin', send you off to your sleep
And you carry, you carry on down, on down, on down
Down that river deep

When you're sittin' in the city large
Just laid back lazy starring to the stars 
You're still just laying right where you are 
Where you are, where you are 

The beast is bitter, sink its teeth in deep
She'll bite you while you're dreamin', send you off to your sleep
And you carry, you carry on down, on down, on down
Down that river deep

You're sittin' in a hole just a-wonderin' why
Stagnation's singin'to you like a lullaby
But 'til you move boy there you are
There you are, there you are

The beast is bitter, sink its teeth in deep
She'll bite you while you're dreamin', send you off to your sleep
And you carry, you carry on down, on down, on down
Down that river deep