Sock it to me...

Floatin' down the river
With a saturated liver
And I wish I could forgive her
But I do believe she meant it
When she told me to forget it
And I bet she will regret it
When they find me in the morning wet and drowned
And the word gets 'round.
Goin' down -
Goin' down.

Comin' up for air,
It's pretty stuffy under there -
I'd like to say I didn't care,
But I forgot to leave a note
And it's so hard to stay afloat.
I'm soakin' wet without a boat
And I knew I should have taken off my shoes -
It's front page news.
Goin' down -
Goin' down.

I wish I had another drink,
It wouldn't be so hard to sink.
I should have taken time to think -
Besides I got the picture straight.
She must have had another date -
I didn't need this extra weight,
I wish that I could see the way to shore -
Don't want no more.
Goin' down -
I'm goin' down.

And now I see the life I led -
I slept it all away in bed.
I should have learned to swim instead
And now it's really got me stumped.
I can't believe why I jumped
I'd like to get my tummy pumped.
I can't believe they drink this stuff in town -
This dirty brown.
Goin' down -
Goin' down.

I wish I looked before I leaped,
I didn't know it was so deep.
Been down so far I don't get wet -
Haven't touched the bottom yet.
This river scene is gettin' old -
I'm hungry, sleepy, wet and cold.
She told me to forget it nice -
I should have taken her advice.
I only want to go on home,
I'd gladly leave that girl alone.
What a way to spend the night -
If I don't drown, I'll die of fright.
My pappy taught me how to float,
But I can't swim a single note.
He threw me in to teach me how -
I stayed there floatin' like a mama cow.
And now I've floated way down stream,
I know this has to be a dream.
If I could find my way to shore
I'd never, never do this anymore.
I'll give you three, I've been down nine,
I'm goin' down just one more time -
Goin' down -
Goin' down.

Now the sky is gettin' light,
And everything will be all right.
Think I finally got the knack,
Just floatin' here lazy on my back.
I never really liked that town,
I think I'll ride the river down.
Just movin' slow and floatin' free -
There's a river swingin' under me.
Waving back to the folks on shore,
I should have thought of this before.
I'm floatin' on down to New Orleans,
Gonna pick up on some swingin' scenes.
I know I'll know a better day
I'll go down groovin' all the way,
Goin' down -
Goin' down.