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Goin' Down
The Monkees
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Sock it to me
Floatin' in the river with a saturated liver
And I wish I could forgive her
But I do believe she meant it when she told me to forget it
And I bet you will regret it when you find me in the mornin'
Wet and drowned
And the word gets 'round
I'm goin' down, I'm goin' down
Comin' up for air was pretty stuffy under there
I'd like to say I didn't care, but I forgot to leave a note
And it's so hard to stay afloat and soakin' wet without a boat
And I knew I should have taken off my shoes
It's front page news
Goin' down, goin' down
Hey, hey
Hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
I wish I had another drink
It wouldn't be so hard to sink
I should have taken time to think
Besides I got the picture straight
She must have had another date
I didn't need this extra weight
I wish that I could see the way to shore
I don't want no more
Goin' down
I'm goin' down
And now I see the life I led, I slept it all away in bed
I should have learned to swim instead and now it's really got me stumped
I can't believe why I jumped, I'd like to get my tummy pumped
I can't believe they drink this stuff in town
This dirty brown
Goin' down
Goin' down
Goin' down
Goin' down
Hey, hey
Goin' down
Goin' down
Goin' down
Goin' down
Goin' down
Goin' down
I wish I'd looked before I leaped
I didn't know it was so deep
Been down so far I don't get wet
I haven't touched the bottom yet
This river scene is gettin'old
I'm hungry, sleepy, wet and cold
She told me to forget it nice
I should have taken her advice
I only want to go on home
I'd gladly leave that girl alone
What a way to spend the night
If I don't drown, I'll die of fright
My pappy taught me how to float
But I can't swim a single note
He threw me in to teach me how
I stayed there floatin' like a mama cow
And now I've floated way downstream
I know this has to be a dream
If I could find my way to shore
I'd never, never do this anymore
Now give you three, I've been down nine
I'm goin' down just one more time
Goin' down
I'm goin' down
Goin' down
Goin' down
I'm goin' down (back, back, back, back)
Goin' down (back, back, back, back)
Back, back, back, home, back
Back, back, back, home
Goin' down
Goin' down
I'm goin' down
I'm goin' back home
Back to my friends
Back to tell you the one
Back to do it with you
I'm goin' home, ah
Now the sky is gettin' light
Everything will be alright
I think I've finally got the knack
Of just floatin' and lazin' on my back
I never really liked that town
I think I'll ride the river down
Just movin' slow and floatin' free
There's a river swingin' under me
Wavin' back to the folks on shore
I should have thought of this before
I'm floatin' on down to New Orleans
And pick up on some swingin' scenes
I know I'll know a better day
I'm goin' down groovin' all the way
Goin' down
I'm go-go-goin' down
I'm goin' down (back, back, back)
Down to New Orleans (back, back, back)
Back home
I'm gonna go down (hey, hey, hey, hey)
I'm goin' down (hey, hey, hey, hey)
Go, go, goin' down
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