Goin' Down The River

You're goin' down the river You're a little boy on a little boat And the white sheets are blowing They're blowing like all get out No one can stop you now No one can muss your hair No one can criticize No one can tell you lies You can do whatever you want You can say whatever you like You can wear whatever you want Your shirt is plaid, your pants are striped This ain't no dying of the light This ain't no final boarding call This ain't no swan song This is the promise of all 'Cause you're going down the river of life You're a little boy on a little raft And the white sheets are streaming back There's figures on the river bank They're all apologizing But you don't have to worry now You don't have to listen to them You can say whatever you want You can be whoever you like You're free now you're free now You can do whatever you like Your shirt is plaid, your pants are striped