Early one morning a new day was dawning I was 16 and strong as a horse I didn't know nothing about nothing But I knew everything of course I turned 21 toting a gun And losing some good friends of mine I was crossing my first dreams of sorrow On the way down the river of time This river rolls like a rocket I don't meander and wind Ain't a power on earth that can stop it We're all swept up in the grind So find your companion, the one that will love you All the way till the end of the line It's the duest of dream in the great scheme of things Going down the river of time I woke up at 30 and started to worry About the glaring mistakes of my past I still had high aspirations But I knew that I better move fast Now I'm staring at 40 and oh, Lord, Lordy I'm still a long way from the top I've still got the heart but I'm falling apart Reaching the hands of the clock This river rolls like a rocket I don't meander and wind Ain't a power on earth that can stop it We're all swept up in the grind So find your companion, the one that will love you All the way till the end of the line It's the duest of dream in the great scheme of things Going down the river of time It's the duest of dream in the great scheme of things Going down the river of time