Lyrics
MY HEAD KNOWS WHAT’S RIGHT
BUT DAMN MY HEART IS STRONG
I KNOW HOW IT LOVES, IT LOVES TO BE WRONG
AND HOW IT WILL FIGHT TO STAY ALIVE,
WILL DRAG ME TO YOU ONE BEAT AT A TIME
(CHORUS)
OH YES I KNOW WHERE THE CURRENT FLOWS
I SEE THE SIGNS I KNOW WHAT THEY MEAN
I THINK I WOULD TURN AROUND OR FIND SOME SOLID GROUND
BUT OH NO I KEEP SWIMMIN’ UPSTREAM
THERE’S NO END TO THIS RIVER THERE IS NO LAKE
SO WHY AM I THINKING THIS WILL GET EASY?
I’M JUST RIDIN THE RAPIDS DAY AFTER DAY
WHEN I SHOULD KNOW BETTER BELIEVE ME
(CHORUS)
OH YES I KNOW WHERE THE CURRENT FLOWS
I SEE THE SIGNS I KNOW WHAT THEY MEAN
THINK I WOULD TURN AROUND OR FIND SOME SOLID GROUND
BUT OH NO I KEEP SWIMMIN’ UPSTREAM UPSTREAM UPSTREAM
DAMN THIS DIRTY RIVER
DAMN THIS DIRTY RIVER
DAMN THIS DIRTY RIVER, SET ME FREE
(GUITAR & CELLO)
(CHORUS)
OH YES I KNOW WHERE THE CURRENT FLOWS
I SEE THE SIGNS I KNOW WHAT THEY MEAN
YOU’D THINK I WOULD TURN AROUND OR FIND SOME SOLID GROUND
BUT OH NO I KEEP SWIMMIN,
OH YES I KNOW WHERE THE CURRENT FLOWS
I SEE THE SIGNS I KNOW WHAT THEY MEAN
AND YOU’D THINK I WOULD TURN AROUND OR FIND SOME SOLID GROUND
BUT OH NO I KEEP SWIMMING OH NO I KEEP SWIMMIN
I KEEP SWIMMIN’ UPSTREAM, UPSTREAM, UPSTREAM