what are we gonna do when you ve stopped crying what ever you re going through it s not worth dying chasing away the blues i know you re trying and nobody wants to lose i don t know why cause i live by the river live by the river and i ll die by the river i m sailing away today what are you gonna say when they stop laughing you re giving it all away when you ve got nothing how many times a day you feel like walking taking a holiday from all the shy y y but i live by the river live by the river and i ll die by the river i m sailing away today cause i live by the river live by the river and i ll die by the river i m sailing away today and you ve got to grab the bull by the horns my friend it s the only way to go and when the story s told we can go home so what are we gonna do when you ve stopped crying what ever you re going through it s not worth dying keeping away the blues you know i m trying what ve we got to lose and testify y y cause i live by the river live by the river and i ll die by the river i m sailing away i m sailing away i m sailing away today