(Mike Scott)  these things you keep  you better throw the away  turn your back  on your soulless days  once you were tethered  now you are free  once you were tethered  now you are free  that was the river  this is the sea  if yuo're feelin' weary  or you been alone too long  or maybe you been sufferin' from  a few too many  plans that have gone wrong  and you're tryin' to remember  how fine your life used to be  runnin' around banging your drum  like it's 1973  well that was the river  this is the sea  now you say you got trouble  you say you got pain  you say you got nothin' left to believe in  nothin' to hold on to  nothin' but chains  you been scourin' your conscience  and rakin' through your memories  you been scourin' your conscience  and rakin' through your memories  but that was the river  this is the sea  Now I can see you wavering  as you try to decide  you got a war in your head  and it's tearin' you up inside  you're tryin' to make sense  of something that you just don't see  you're tryin' to make sense now  and you know that you once held the key  but that was the river...  this is the sea  Now I hear there's a train  it's comin' down the line  it's yours if you hurry  you got still enough time  you don't need no ticket  and you don't pay no fee  you don't need no ticket  and you don't pay no fee  that was the river  this is the sea