When I was a traveler   I used to love to watch the rain   I'd stand under the downspout   Let the water cool my brain      I never thought to worry   If the river rose too high   That all the seeds we planted   Would get washed out with the tide      But now I am a man   And I need a place to hide      But there's nowhere to run   And there's no place to hide   Where the water runs free   And the mud starts to slide      When I was a young man   I could work through wind and rain   I never thought to worry   Had no reason to complain      I thought that I was standin'   On a rock so firm and strong   But it was easy then to see   Just what was right and what was wrong      But now I am a man   I won't be hangin' 'round too long      When I was a child   I used to love to watch the rain   I'd stand under the downspout   Let the water cool my brain      I never thought to worry   If the river rose too high   And all the dreams we planted   Would get washed out with the tide      But there's nowhere to run   And there's no place to hide   Where the water runs free   And the mud starts to slide      Where the water runs free   And the mud starts to slide