He is down by the riverside

Late one night

He′s tryin' to count the starsIn each of the signs

All alone by the riverside

And time passes by

Gathering thoughts of the past

And maybe he′ll cry

So they say he's a madman

But he don't understand

But I know that he′s tryin′ hard

To act like a man

All those years he has suffered, my friends

All those years of pain

But I don't think he knows for sure

If those years were in vain, no

He′s a dreamer

But he's fightin′ for his life

He's tryin′ to understand

He's a dreamer

But he wants to carry on

And I know he's a lonely man

Lonely man

He′s down by the riverside

Late one night

He′s tryin' to count the stars

In each of the signs

Alone by the riverside

And time passes by

Gathering thoughts of the past

And maybe he′ll cry

He's a dreamer

But he′s fightin' for his life

He′s tryin' to understand

He's a dreamer

That he wants to carry on

And I know he′s a lonely man

Lonely man

He′s a dreamer

But he's fightin′ for his life

He's tryin′ to understand

He's a dreamer

But he wants to carry on

And I know he′s a lonely man

He's a dreamer

But he's fightin′ for his life

He′s tryin' to understand

He′s a dreamer

But he wants to carry on

And I know he's a lonely man

He′s a dreamer

But he's fightin′ for his life

He's tryin' to understand

He′s a dreamer

But he wants to carry on

And I know he′s a lonely man

He's a dreamer