in a river, the color of lead emerged the baby's head wrap her up in the news of the world dump her on a doorstep, girl this night has opened my eyes and i will never sleep again you kicked and cried like a bullied child a grown man of 25 he said he's cure your ills but he didn't and he never will so--so save your life because you only got one the dream is gone but the baby is real oh--you did a good thing she could have been a poet or she could have been a fool oh--you did a bad thing and i'm not happy and i'm not sad a chilvirous child on a swing remind you of your mom again? she took away your troubles oh--but then again she left pain so--so save your life because you only got one the dream is gone but the baby is real oh--you did a good thing she could have been a poet or she could have been a fool oh--you did a bad thing and i'm not happy and i'm not sad you did a bad thing you did a bad thing and i'm not happy and i'm not sad (repeat 2x)