Life threw away his ideals
Now he finds himself believing
Work from the dawn 'till the day
That his memorie fades


So he said
'Boy, don't you slide down this river
There are a lot of things to say, but we don't
Tried my best to hide it
Oh no, there's no lying

Boy, don't you try to be good'


Love ran away
But his job stayed the same
Oh every day, hope made him stay
But it also made his dreams turn grey


So he said
'Boy, don't you slide down this river
There are a lot of things to say, but we don't
Tried my best to hide it
Oh no, there's no lying

Boy, don't you try to be good'


So he said boy
Don't you be good
All of my emotions will never be understood

Oh no no no no my boy
Don't you be good
All of my emotions will never be understood

So he said
'Boy, don't you slide down this river
There are a lot of things to say, but we don't
Tried my best to hide it
Oh no, there's no lying

Boy, don't you try to be

Boy, don't you slide down this river
There are a lot of things to say, but we don't
Tried my best to hide it
Oh no, there's no lying

Boy, don't you try to be good'