I know that you think I'm the lonely one   Those black clouds always follow me   No silver lining there for you to find   No star-struck prince on bended knee      And every day you're searching hard   For something you can't find   Broken dreams and promises   The feelings you can't hide   You fool yourself there's nothing wrong   'Cause truth is on your side      I'll take your truth and give you back a lie   My secret lives in your deceit   Innocence crumbles in the face of your greed   That's why they call me Mr. E      And every day you're searching hard    For something you can't find   A hollow-hearted love that pays   With pictures for the blind   My vision is a window to the   Bottom of your soul   This blindness is the way you feel    About yourself and no one else      Let me take you down to the river side   Hold your hand and lead you in   I can take you down to the river side   But only you can swim      I know no magic forest in this part of town   No mystic rainbow's end, no gold for free   The colours lift you up I push you down   That's why they call me Mr. E      And every day you're searching hard   For something you can't find   The pomise lies in endless dreams   A nightmare's what you find   My promise is a window to   The bottom of your soul   This nightmare is the way you feel   About yourself and no one else      Let me take you down to the river side   Hold your hand and lead, lead you in.   I can take you down to the river side   But only you can swim      Let me take you down, down to the river side   Hold your hand and lead you in   I can take you down to the river side   But only you can swim