somebody tell me where gordie went he's way down south just living in a tent smokes marijuana sleeps all day somebody tell me why gordie went away his brothers playing music in a rock and roll band working in a basement trying to give himself a hand he makes no money has a lot of fun you never see that boy sitting in the sun HOLD ON I WANT TO WATCH THE RIVER FLOW HOLD ON I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT GOES HOW COME A MAN DO WHAT HE DO, DO WHAT HE DO... sarah's got a man and he's building a house somebody's money gonna be their boss build a wooden house put it on a hill when they have a child they should call him little will jimmy sings better than the rest of his band but he still plays harp like a back up man stage is getting bigger jimmy's still small when jimmy sings he sounds ten feet tall nobody knows when it all comes down you make your plans and they turn out wrong i don't mind growing old, that's just the way things go good men just go with their hearts, when it all comes down when it all comes down, when it all comes down... some get married and some get religion every other day they got to make a big decision ride trains get plain move to california call me on the phone you know i would have warned you now i got a friend who knows what it means got a hammer in his hand and he's building a dream i asked him once how i'd ever get through he looked me in the eyes and said, "DO WHAT YOU DO"