words and music by Arlo Guthrie      I remember when I met you   Underneath the evening sky   Now it seems I could forget you   Rescue me, I'm bound to die      All the promises we made there   With no words to understand   And though I've tried I've come up empty   Heart of stone, drowning man      CHORUS:   I'm going down for the third time   And I need a helping hand   The rooster crows and I'm sinking   Heart of stone, drowning man      Where are you, my dear companion   How much longer must you be   I'm all alone out on the ocean   When will you come and rescue me      It's too late for new beginnings   In this world I've left behind   There is nothing left worth keeping   Not a thing to change my mind      CHORUS      How far down the road to glory   Must we go without a sign   Caught out on these stormy waters   How can you treat me so unkind      Did you know from the beginning   That I'd dig this lousy hole   Oh, don't leave me here abandoned   In this dark night of the soul      CHORUS