When I was a young man 
Money was my hero 
Something to believe in 
Something to be seen  
Now looking at the big lie 
Looking back on my life 
I'm adding up the zeros 
In the book of might have been  
 
When I was a young man 
I was someone? hero 
Someone to be seen with 
Someone to believe  
 
Now looking at the big lie 
Looking back on my life 
All that dirty water 
In the river of my dreams  
 
All that dirty water in my dreams  
 
When I was a young man 
Being cool came easy 
Playing in the big lights 
Trouble came for free  
 
Now looking at the big lie 
Looking back on my life 
Trying to find the good seed 
Now I? down here in the weeds  
 
All that dirty water in my dreams  
All that dirty water in my dreams  
 
When I was a young man 
Music was my saviour 
Took me to the fast lane 
Answered all my needs  
 
Now looking at the big lie 
Looking back on my life 
All it did was show me 
All the things that might have been  
 
All that dirty water in my dreams 
All that dirty water in my dreams 
All that dirty water in my dreams 
All that dirty water in my dreams