yeah i m gonna tell you a story that you don t want to hear baby i m wanna tell you a story one that you don t want to hear because it s about you and you re losin baby and the end is drawing near well if you don t understand there s no reason for me to stay on yes if you don t understand baby there s no reason for me to stay on and i believe in you woman but i can t make a stand so gather round yeah your mind s been leavin and your body s stayin here yeah your mind s been leavin for a long time but your body s stayin here and all this talkin i ve been doin baby there ain t a word that you can hear yeah there s no flowers by this river and there s no grass growin around yeah there s no flowers by this river and there s no grass growin around yeah there s no water down by this river and there s nobody makin a sound