The River Has Receded

Everything is just like yesterday Same boat, same coat, same joke The river is receding and deeds are reveling This morning I got up with an uncomfortable feeling I was longing for something that was not there And it leaves me cold empty and bear I reached out my hand to touch you But I was standing in the open air I grabbed my bike and hurried through the door Looking for something more so I began to explore With heavy heart I wandered towards the shore I rode upon the bridge and look at the water within I circled around and turned about And went under the bridge The smell of stagnant water Circulates the morning air Filters its residue everywhere Day is breaking and the morning is shaking And I could smell something foul baking The cool air blows passionately across my back And the dim lights shouted out on the tracks Inquisitive old men parading up and down the street Coughing and spitting, howling and growling Goodness gracious it was so disturbing It’s good for women to abstain from old men I can’t imagine sitting in their laps and taking off their stinking socks Oh that was a terrible flash back I gazed at the receding river in front of me And stared at the muddy river bank That looked like a sink hole with wiggling tadpoles The boats are gone, the floats have disappeared And the light festivals are over The big Ferris that took my fifty Yuan for one turn Was nowhere to be found; everything is seasonal And the show is definitely over I wonder when the cars will disappear And the streets will return to its normal queue This city looks like its under investigation too It’s a pity that it is affecting me and you I just sit hear absorbing the stinking smell Old men jogging and growling behind me Then I heard a familiar sound and I quickly turned around Not the bleating sheep or the chirping bird but The croaking lizard like the one in the house Oh how I detest that horrible sound I can deal with the birds but that cold blooded thing It keeps jumping on the string I stared at the lights around the river Searching deep within for an answer The message was shouting from the top And there was no doubt about that I looked deeply into your soul and Your heart is pure as gold The burden is getting lighter, the morning is getting brighter And people sprang up and start sipping from my cup Morning comes alive and they crawl up by my side looking at me with curious eyes I wanted to soak in a bath tub to get out of this terrible mud So I walked across to Vienna three best hotels and inquire within The young woman with sleepy eyes greeted me at the desk But she could not fulfill my simple request She picked up the phone and call about but they did not have a bath-tub dugout How much I longed for a soak and a scrub A few days ago the water was at the top of the bridge But now it has receded I am not your guinea pigs or Dr. Mengele experiment I lived alone on this settlement, that was the agreement I looked into your eyes and welled up tears are flowing inside You have the courage and wit to preside The water has receded so let me go in peace My journey has complete But the thirst for blood must cease.