Rain on the river turns the torrent to a flood   Swim or you'll never rise above   Two lonely people can mend a broken heart   Love and you'll never fall apart   But can you tell me why?      They made a good bowl of chili at the jazz club   They played a good game of football in Mucron   They ripped everyone off at the top rank, babe   If you could ever get into their suite      Avenue, Tombola and Social   We just drove right on by   We was on our way to the big time, babe   To the great gold record in the sky      Sun in the morning brings the flowers from a bud   Hail to the giver, life and love   Two lonely people can mend a broken heart   Love and you'll never fall apart   But can you tell me why?      They made a good bowl of chili at the jazz club   They played a good game of football in Mucron   They ripped everyone off at the top rank, babe   If you could ever get into their suite      Avenue, Tombola and Social   We just drove right on by   We was on our way to the big time, babe   To the great gold record in the sky      Can you tell me why?   Can you tell me, tell me why?      To the great gold record in the sky