now it just looks like hate.
If there ever were dreams,
now they seem to be our bad fate.
now it just looks like up in smoke.
now it just seems like there was never.
now it just looks like blood.
If there ever was pure water,
now it has turned to mud.
If there ever was beauté,
now it just seems like there was.
Never the love, never the dreams,
never the hope, now that's how it seems.
Never the heart, never the water,
If the river was kindness,
now it just seems like cruel
now it has seemed too cool
now it's sounding like the blues
now it just seems like there was never
If the river was fresh baked bread,
now it tastes like burnt toast
now it's lookin' like a ghost
now's the time I need it most
There was never the kindness,
Never the wisdom, no, baby, not
Never the bread, never the spirit
Never the sex, no, not when I need it
Never the fun, never the frowns,
never the drugs to get this song to the end
Never the fun, never the spirit, never the sex,
no, not when I do it again
If there ever was ever, now it just seems like