I'm just an ordinary North Country man
I had a dream that bid me come here
Although naïve, I thought that I'd make my way
But fair-weather friends is all that I had
They took from me all that I had to give
Replenished me with their reason
Don't you talk to me about your sacrifice
Then ask of me if I'm leaving
I'm going down to the water today
I've got to wash away my sorrow
I'm going down to the water today
Gotta get me clean by tomorrow___
I'm just an ordinary North Country man
My dream has edges that are fading
This year that's passed, it's not such a waste
It's just a hard way to be learning
We've got no choice in the life that we're born to
Our only choosing, is in its living
Now people in their own time, will show just what they are
I hope this time, I know who I am
I'm going down to the water today
I've got to wash away my sorrow
I'm going down to the water today
Gotta get me clean by tomorrow___