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 (oh no) 



Because... 



Pain lies on the riverside 



And pain will never say goodbye (oh no) 



Pain lies on the riverside 



So put your 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 now 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 (yeah yeah yeah) 



Because... 



Pain lies on the riverside 



And pain will never say goodbye (oh no) 



Pain lies on the riverside 



So put your feet in the water 



Put your head in the water 





Join me for a swim tonight 



For a swim tonight (oh my love) 



I've got to learn to live until no end 



But I've got to learn to swim 



All over, all over 



All over again (yeah yeah yeah) 



Because... 



Pain lies on the riverside (ohoho nanah nanah) 



Pain will never say goodbye (oh no) 



Pain lies on the riverside 



So put your feet in the water 



Put your head in the water now 





Join me for a swim tonight (yeah) 



For a swim tonight 



Got to swim 



All over, all over, all over 



All over again 



Got to live 



All over, all over, all over 



All over again