"Ain't It A Sad Thing" lyrics - R. DEAN TAYLOR

Big brown tin can
Lying in the black sand
We used to lie there and watch the day
Now the leaves have all turned to grey

[Chorus:]
Down by the river where the river don't flow
We can't go there no more
Down by the river where the river don't flow
The birds don't sing, ain't it a sad thing

Little child upon my knee
Holds a picture of a tree
Tears in his eyes say where'd they all go
The tears in mine say I really don't know

[Chorus]

Listen to the wind blowing over the land
Listen to the reasons that you don't understand
Reach out and take my hand and we'll run run run run

[Whistling]

[Chorus]

Cities eating up the land
Progress eating up the planet
The writing's in the slime on the sewer wall
You better look see or we're all gonna fall

[Chorus]

[Whistle to fade]