Lyrics Patti Smith

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