words and music by Arlo Guthrie



I remember when I met you

Underneath the evening sky

Now it seems I could forget you

Rescue me, I'm bound to die



All the promises we made there

With no words to understand

And though I've tried I've come up empty

Heart of stone, drowning man



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I'm going down for the third time

And I need a helping hand

The rooster crows and I'm sinking

Heart of stone, drowning man



Where are you, my dear companion

How much longer must you be

I'm all alone out on the ocean

When will you come and rescue me



It's too late for new beginnings

In this world I've left behind

There is nothing left worth keeping

Not a thing to change my mind



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How far down the road to glory

Must we go without a sign

Caught out on these stormy waters

How can you treat me so unkind



Did you know from the beginning

That I'd dig this lousy hole

Oh, don't leave me here abandoned

In this dark night of the soul



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