I have never taken Life
  Yet I have often paid the price
  And you, you are a victim of this age
  And the guilt that hangs around your neck
  Has got me locked up in a cage
    You've got to learn to live until no end
  But first you must learn to swim
  All over again
  Because...
    Pain lies on the riverside
  And Pain will never say goodbye
  Pain Lies on the Riverside
  So put you feet in the water
  Put your head in the water
  Put your soul in the water
  And join me for a swim tonight
    I have forever, always tried
  To stay clean and constantly baptized
  I am aware that the river's banks are dry
  And to wait for a flood
  Is to wait for life
    I've got to learn to live until no end
  But first I must learn to swim all
  Over again,
  Because...
    Pain lies on the Riverside.