Pissing In A River

Patti Smith

Pissing in a River



Pissing in a river, watching it rise

Tattoo fingers shy away from me

Voices voices mesmerize

Voices voices beckoning sea

Come come come come back come back

Come back come back come back



Spoke of a wheel, tip of a spoon

Mouth of a cave, I'm a slave I'm free.

When are you coming ? Hope you come soon

Fingers, fingers encircling thee

Come come come come come come

Come come come come come come for me oh



My bowels are empty, excreting your soul

What more can I give you ? Baby I don't know

What more can I give you to make this thing grow?

Don't turn your back now, I'm talking to you



Should I pursue a path so twisted ?

Should I crawl defeated and gifted ?

Should I go the length of a river

[The royal, the throne, the cry me a river]

Everything I've done, I've done for you

Oh I give my life for you.

Every move I made I move to you,

And I came like a magnet for you now.



What about it, you're gonna leave me,

What about it, you don't need me,

What about it, I can't live without you,

What about it, I never doubted you

What about it ? What about it ?

What about it ? What about it ?



Should I pursue a path so twisted ?

Should I crawl defeated and gifted ?

Should I go the length of a river,

[The royal, the throne, the cry me a river]

What about it, what about it, what about it ?

Oh, I'm pissing in a river.